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 The George Philip
printing and map publishing business was established in 1803 but it was
not until the third generation of the family company that they went
into globe production in 1907. This was enhanced by the purchase in
1915 of the well known map and globe maker C. Smith and Son
established in 1799 with premises close to Philips' in Fleet
street, London. Smith's
had a reputation for making fine globes with Royal warrants from
George IV and William IV.
A further acquisition to the
Philips'
company was the purchase of Georama
immediatly after the second world war and it was this subsidiary
company that eventualy took over the globe making part of George Philip.
 However this saga came to an
end in 1988 when Philips'
itself was purchased by Reed
International. This company retained the publishing
business but sold the cartographic, printing and globe making
facilities so that Georama
became a private company once again in 1991.
Globes made by George
Philip, C. Smith and Georama
are sold from time to time in the London auction rooms and elswhere.
The largest globes can be seen in museums, commercial exhibitions and
are featured on TV programs.
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