1830-31 SDUK Antique Maps of France and Regions x 5

Description: contact usebay profileebay store France Cartographer : - SDUK - The Society For The Diffusion of Useful Knowledge fl. 1829-76 Date: - 1830 & 1831 Size: - 15 1/2in x 12 3/4in (395mm x 325mm)eachRef#: - 32556, 32555-1, 32557-1, 32558-1, 20608Condition: - (A) Very Good Condition Description: These five (5) original steel plate engraved antique maps of France - a complete set - were engraved in 1830 & 1831 - the date is engraved at the foot of the maps - and were published in the Baldwin & Craddock edition of the Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) Atlas. The maps included are; #1 France in Provinces #2 Ancient France #3 France I - NW Regions #4 France II - NE Regions #5 France III - Southern Regions General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Colors used: - General color appearance: - Paper size: - 15 1/2in x 12 3/4in (395mm x 325mm)each Plate size: - 15 1/2in x 12 3/4in (395mm x 325mm)each Margins: - Min 1/4in (5mm) Imperfections: Margins: - Light age toning & offsetting to Map III Plate area: - Light age toning & offsetting to Map III, scrape to bottom of map I Verso: - Light age toning & offsetting to Map III, small repair to verso of Ancient map, no lossBackground: The SDUK produced two landmark publications in cartography in the first half of the 19th century. The first volume concentrated on areas of the old world, Europe, Africa, Great Britain etc. The second volume contained maps of the new world, America, South Asia, including US state maps, colonies of Australia, South Africa, South America etc. Also included were some of the finest engraved town and city plans published at that time. The SDUK was published in its entirety or in part by many publishers including Baldwin and Cradock 1829-32, Chapman & Hall in 1844, Charles Knight & co. 1846 – 1852. G. Cox published the SDUK between 1852-3, Stanford 1857-70 and later revised edition were also published after Stanford. This is a finely engraved map with beautiful original colour t on strong, clean paper. (Ref: Tooley, M&B) (Ref: Tooley; M&B) SDUK - The Society For The Diffusion of Useful Knowledge fl. 1829-76 The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK), was founded in 1826, mainly at the instigation of Lord Brougham, with the object of publishing information to people who were unable to obtain formal teaching, or who preferred self-education. A Whiggish London organisation that published inexpensive texts intended to adapt scientific and similarly high-minded material for the rapidly expanding reading public, it was wound up in 1848. An American group of the same name was founded as part of the Lyceum movement in the United States around the same period. Its Boston branch sponsored lectures by such speakers as Ralph Waldo Emerson, and was active from 1829 to 1947. Henry David Thoreau cites the Society in his essay Walking, in which he jestingly proposes a Society for the Diffusion of Useful Ignorance. The Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge or SDUK produced two landmark publications in cartography in the first half of the 19th century. The first volume concentrated on areas of the old world, Europe, Africa, Great Britain etc. The second volume contained maps of the new world, America, South Asia, including US state maps, colonies of Australia, South Africa, South America etc. Also included were some of the finest engraved and hand colored town and city plans published at that time. The SDUK was published in its entirety or in part by many publishers including Baldwin and Cradock 1829-32, Chapman & Hall in 1844, Charles Knight & co. 1846 â€“ 1852. G. Cox published the SDUK between 1852-3, Stanford 1857-70 and later revised edition were also published after Stanford. What is an Antique Map The word Antique in the traditional sense refers to an item that is more than a hundred years old. 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