SDUK Map of Parma
SKU: 8046
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SDUK Map of Parma
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This map includes a panoramic view of Parma at its foot, blank.
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1826 with the high-minded aim of making 'useful' information available to the self-taught. Read more
Some of the material was decidedly abstruse, subscribers fell away and the Society was wound up in 1848; however, the series of 209 maps published over a 14 year period from 1829 onwards were highly praised for their superior quality, accuracy and aesthetic appeal and remain an outstanding achievement.
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Steel engraving, 33 x 38 cm, original hand colour, with black and white, blank verso. Read less