C1834

North America Index Map to Canada and the United States

Mapmaker:

$A 175

Early detailed map with insets of the Census of 1830 at lower left and canal profiles at lower right dated September 29th 1834. Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

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S/N: SDUK-129-US-1834–383802

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Categories: United States, Canada, MAPS & GLOBES, AMERICAS, North America, Americas (General)

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Full Title:

North America Index Map to Canada and the United States

Date:

C1834

Mapmaker:

SDUK ( - )

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

311mm

x 366mm

Paper Size:

345mm

x 412mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1834

Description:

Early detailed map with insets of the Census of 1830 at lower left and canal profiles at lower right dated September 29th 1834.

Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

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.

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