Gill, George (sold)
George Gill (April 1, 1836 - November 24, 1901) was a Liverpool and London based schoolmaster and educational publisher active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Gill began his career as an educated and schoolmaster who, recognizing a dearth of good educational materials, began publishing in Liverpool in 1864. He transferred the company to London in 1879, becoming a limited company under the imprint of George Gill and Sons. In time the firm was taken over by his sons, George Reginald Gill (1862 - and Claude Edward Gill (August 30, 1872 - August 16, 1960). The firm published books and maps for schoolrooms. Advertisements for their 'Cartographic' appear in educational periodicals from 1885 to about 1901. Under the Gill family the educational publishing firm prospered until closing its doors in 1941. The firm was based at Minerva House, no. 12 Warwick lane, London.
Spectacular and rare wall map of India
Gill's Cartographic India and Surrounding States with Railways and Border Trade Routes
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A rare and majestically enormous c.1900 four-part map of India by George Gill and Sons. Presented in chromolithographic color and consisting of four linen back folding sections, this massive map covers from Mongolia to Sri Lanka and from Karachi to Bangkok, with the central focus being the Indian Subcontinent. The subcontinent is divided into various British run or influenced agencies and sub-agencies, ranging from British Baluchistan to the Indore Agency. As a schoolroom map, the chart is not excessively dense, has bold color, and large easy to read print. The intense blue coastal shading is apparently something the at Gill was rightfully proud of, as a note int the lower left margin, states 'Copyright coast shading protected. (more details)