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C1832
Bordeaux
Mapmaker:
J & C Walker
Detailed c19th. plan of Bordeaux with a large panoramic view of the town made up of two engraved sections with a key to the landmarks below the title. From: Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London References: Phillips, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Bordeaux
Date:
C1832
Mapmaker:
J & C Walker
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
380mm
x 300mm
Paper Size:
411mm
x 348mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1832
Description:
Detailed c19th. plan of Bordeaux with a large panoramic view of the town made up of two engraved sections with a key to the landmarks below the title.
From: Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 794.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 276461
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers RB/F912/26
State Library Victoria: MAPEF 912 SO1
David Rumsey Collection: Publication List No: 0890.000
National Library New Zealand: NLNZ ALMA 9916913043502836
Mapmaker:
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1826 and was a London organisation that published inexpensive but high quality maps intended to adapt scientific and similarly high-minded material for the rapidly expanding reading public. It was established mainly at the instigation of Lord Brougham with the ambition of publishing information to people who were unable to obtain formal teaching, or who preferred self-education.  Particularly the town plans that were produced often included beautiful and intricate vignettes of the cityscape. Importantly, SDUK (as it is often called) recorded the latest discoveries in Australia and America at the height of the European exploration of both nations. It received quite a lot of criticism from scholars and the elite due to its progressive influence in education reform; however despite its opposition, the forward-looking ideals of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge played a meaningful part in nineteenth-century educational history.
