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They are the UK's leading specialist retailer of maps, travel books and other travel accessories, having been established in 1853 by Edward Stanford. After 118 years at the Long Acre address, their flagship store has relocated to a new London home 7 Mercer Walk in Covent Garden, where they pride themselves on the depth of their stock, sourced by experts, from all over the world.
They have been an essential first port of call for adventure and armchair travellers alike for more than a century. Their roll-call of customers past and present includes such famous names as Amy Johnson, David Livingstone, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Florence Nightingale, Ranulph Fiennes, Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, and even Sherlock Holmes.