This very detailed map is from the Society for The Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and is published by Edward Stanford, London, 1872.
The map is fully hand coloured, printed on one side only and measures 44 cm x 36 cm or 17" x 14".
If you have any questions or would like to see more photographs then please do not hesitate to ask. This interesting map is an original antique which is nearly 150 years old.
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge commonly known as SDUK, founded in 1826 by Lord Brougham, was a Whiggish London organisation with the high-minded objective of bringing learning to the uneducated working and middle classes. Its most enduring legacy is the wonderful set of atlas maps and sought-after town plans published under its auspices. Originally issued in parts by Baldwin & Cradock 1829-32, it was later published as an atlas by Chapman & Hall in 1844 and by Charles Knight between 1844-1852. It continued to be published after the demise of the Society by G. Cox 1852-1853 and Edward Stanford 1857-1870. The maps were known for their incredible detail and covered many parts of the world that other mapmakers overlooked.
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