George Philip (cartographer)

George Philip, was a cartographer and map publisher. He had one son, also George , who was admitted to the business in 1848. The eventual company, George Philip amp Son Ltd, continued to operate successfully until in 1987 when it was sold to Reed International where it continued to trade as George Philip Ltd. In 1998, following a management buyout of the Illustrated books division, Philips became part of the Octopus Publishing Group. Hachette Livre acquired the group in 2001.

George senior was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire to a staunchly Calvinist family. In 1819 he became assistant to the Liverpool bookseller, William Grapel and in 1834 started his own business in Liverpool producing maps and educational books.

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