Antique (28cm)

Contemporary - Modern era design

Gold - A precious highly conductive metal

Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design

Yellow - A primary colour. The sun is often described as yellow

antique - An old collectible item with desirable qualities.

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Gold - A colour, a type of rich metal. Chemical symbol AU.

Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.

Model - A representation of a person or thing, usually smaller scale. It can also be a person that wears clothing.

Sturdy - something hat is very stable and is solidly built.

Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.