| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 1276 |  | Details | Philip. George | 1880 |
| Antique trade card for publishers George Philip and Son, London |
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Philip. George |
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| 1880 |
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| $165.00 | Philip--George | Antique-trade-card-for-publishers-George-Philip-and-Son--London | Large 19th-century <b>trade card</b> ca. 1880 for <b>George Philip & Son Ltd.</b>, London, England, one of the oldest publishers in the United Kingdom. This trade card promotes Philips' map design capability and printing technology: "MAPS SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR ALL PURPOSES" and "For Ideal Advertising. Philips' Map Schemes always attractive, useful, and profitable. Colour printing by modern methods."
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The two-color card image shows the Isle of Wight with the Solent and Spithead.
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George Philip and Son, a British publishing house, one of the oldest in the United Kingdom. The company, specializing in maps and atlases, was founded in 1834. In 1852 a London house was opened at 32 Fleet Street, to promote sales of the firm's geographical and educational publications at home and abroad. The firm grew rapidly, helped by new technology — notably power-driven lithographic presses and the machine-colouring of maps. <a href="http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Philip_and_Son" target="_blank">(Online)</a> |