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C1831
France III
Mapmaker:
Very detailed c.19th map of France published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Plates were purchased and revised and published by; Charles Knight in 1846, who continued to revise and publish them until 1852. George Cox in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
France III
Date:
C1831
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Small tear at right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition with fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
400mm
x 280mm
Paper Size:
449mm
x 347mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1831
Description:
Very detailed c.19th map of France published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
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
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.
