C1840

Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific Ocean

Mapmaker:

J. & Walker

One of the best C19th maps of the Pacific with most of the island groups shown in a separate inset and with historicali nformation for each.bsp; Very accurate maps published for S.D.U.K. (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge) which … Read Full Description

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S/N: SDUK-156-PI–188197
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Full Title:

Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific Ocean

Date:

C1840

Mapmaker:

J. & Walker

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring

Image Size: 

415mm 
x 340mm
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Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific Ocean - Antique Map from 1840

Genuine antique
dated:

1840

Description:

One of the best C19th maps of the Pacific with most of the island groups shown in a separate inset and with historicali nformation for each.bsp;

Very accurate maps published for S.D.U.K. (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge) which was established to foster learning.

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.

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