C1838

South America Sheet V. Patagonia

Mapmaker:

Very detailed c.19th hand coloured engraved map of the southern tip of South America dated April 2nd 1838. Shown are Falkland Islands as well two insets with the the Antarctic islands of, South Georgia, the South Shetlands and Orkneys. From: Maps … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

South America Sheet V. Patagonia

Date:

C1838

Mapmaker:

SDUK ( - )

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

395mm

x 330mm

Paper Size:

409mm

x 345mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1838

Description:

Very detailed c.19th hand coloured engraved map of the southern tip of South America dated April 2nd 1838.

Shown are Falkland Islands as well two insets with the the Antarctic islands of, South Georgia, the South Shetlands and Orkneys.

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.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 276461
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers RB/F912/26
State Library Victoria: MAPEF 912 SO1
David Rumsey Collection: Publication List No: 0890.000
National Library New Zealand: NLNZ ALMA 9916913043502836

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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