On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce map "Scotland.". Offered with original outline colour as issued.
A fascinating and attractive early map of the Scotland. The county boundaries are highlighted.
DATE PRINTED: c.1860. Stanford owned these plates between 1856 and 1877. Edward Stanford (27 May 1827 – 3 November 1904) was the founder of Stanfords, now a pair of map and book shops based in London and Bristol, UK.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 32.5 x 40 cm, 12.75 x 15.75 inches (medium) plus margins.
PROVENANCE: Published by Edward Stanford. This map was produced for the SDUK and from 1844 to 1846 by Charles Knight.
ARTIST/ENGRAVER: Engraved by J & C Walker. John and Charles were the sons of John Walker Snr who worked for Alexander Dalrymple, Hydrographer to the East India Company in 1779 and for the Admiralty in 1795. John took over as hydrographer in 1808 and when he died Sir Francis Beaufort (wind force scale) was appointed. John the younger also became hydrographer to the East India Company in 1836. He and Charles continued the family firm until 1890.
TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.
CONDITION: Good. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.
POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: SDUK is short for Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowlege. The idea for the Society was conceived by Henry Brougham the son of Henry and Eleanor Brougham, landowners in Westmorland. In the 1820’s he was actively involved in educational reform and hence the SDUK with the object of publishing information for people belonging to the working class and middle classs who were unable to get formal education or prefered the idea of self education. One of their most widely read publications was the Penny Magazine. Maps were just another part of their publishing. Their most prominent atlas consisted of some 200 separately issued maps initially published by Baldwin and Cradock and sold by subscription from 1829 to 1844. Afterwards, the Society combined the maps into a single world atlas published under the Chapman and Hall imprint. In its day, this atlas was unprecedented in its quality, scope, and cost effectiveness. The Society, or S.D.U.K. as it is commonly known, maps are among the most impressive examples of mid-19th century English mass market cartographic publishing available. From 1842 to 1844 the maps were published by Chapman and Hall, Charles Knight from 1844 to the completion of the series in 1846. Knight continued the publishing until 1852 when the plates were sold to George Cox and then Edward Stanford in 1856. The plates were later acquired by Thomas Letts in 1877 and then finally by Mason & Payne in 1885. This example is from 1865 published by Walker's in their Family Atlas.
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