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C1861
Empire of Japan
Mapmaker:
Very detailed map of Japan with inset of Nagasaki Harbour and Yeso (Hokkaido) at top left published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Noted is Broughton Channel (or West Corea Strait) and Krusenstern Channel (or East Corea … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Empire of Japan
Date:
C1861
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
320mm
x 395mm
Paper Size:
345mm
x 411mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1861
Description:
Very detailed map of Japan with inset of Nagasaki Harbour and Yeso (Hokkaido) at top left published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Noted is Broughton Channel (or West Corea Strait) and Krusenstern Channel (or East Corea Strait). A note at lower left states; “The Ports free to British subjects are distinguished….to Yedo in 1861.’
SDUK ( - )
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.
