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SDUK Map of South Africa

SDUK Map of South Africa

SKU: 8725
£150.00
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Title:
SDUK Map of South Africa

Date of publication:

  • 1834

    • Printed Measurement:

  • 32 x 39.5 cm

    • Publisher:

  • Baldwin & Craddock

    • Colour:

  • original

    • Mapmaker:

  • SDUK

    • Engraver:

  • John & Charles Walker

    • This map of South Africa, including an inset of Cape Town, was engraved by John & Charles Walker. It was published by the SDUK.

    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.

    Condition & Materials

    Steel engraving, 32 x 39.5 cm, original hand colour in outline, blank verso. Read less