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C1856
France I
Very detailed c.19th map of France published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge published by Edward Standford in 1856. Plates were purchased and revised and published by; Charles Knight in 1846, who continued to revise and publish them … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
France I
Date:
C1856
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
355mm
x 305mm
Paper Size:
445mm
x 345mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1856
Description:
Very detailed c.19th map of France published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge published by Edward Standford in 1856.
Plates were purchased and revised and published by;
Charles Knight in 1846, who continued to revise and publish them until 1852.
George Cox in 1852
Edward Stanford in 1856
Thomas Letts in 1877
Mason and Payne in 1885.
Stanford issued a new edition of the plates, in 20 parts, as the Family Atlas between 1863 and 1865.
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.
Israel, N. Imago Mundi. Amsterdam 1962 :: Cain, M. 1994, vol. 46, pp. 151-167.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 0890D
National Library Australia: Bib ID 276461
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 794.
Israel, N. Imago Mundi. Amsterdam 1962 :: Cain, M. 1994, vol. 46, pp. 151-167.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 0890D
National Library Australia: Bib ID 276461
Edward Stanford (1827 - 1904)
Stanford was apprenticed as a printer and stationer he founded his business in partnership with Saunders in 1852 as "Saunders & Stanford" but it was dissolved in 1853. He then founded "Stanford's Geographical Establishment" 1857, employing Saunders and Alexander Keith Johnston to prepare maps. By 1864 he was employing twenty-eight men and thirteen boys. He acquired John Arrowsmith's stock at auction in 1874. By 1881 with his son Edward Standford II (1856-1917) acting as his assistant, his staff had grown to sixty-five men, nineteen boys and three women He retired in 1882 and his son took over. The firm still exists.
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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.
