COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Date:
1844
Short Title:
Title Page: Maps of the SDUK. v.2.
Publisher:
Chapman and Hall
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Title Page
Obj Height cm:
42
Obj Width cm:
35
Note:
The SDUK, as the Society was known, produced inexpensive maps to encourage broad use in education. The maps in these two volumes were issued in parts over several years. The city plans are of particular interest, with vignettes and great detail. The gnomonic star maps were issued separately in this edition in their own covers. This is the second edition, the first being by Baldwin and Cradock, with the maps issued in numbers and later bound as a set. Rumsey Collection copy originally issued without the 6 "World on a gnomonic projection" maps; copies of them have been laid in. Atlas is bound in half leather dark brown cloth covered boards with "Maps. Vol. 1," "Maps. Vol. 2" stamped in gold on the spines. Maps with outline color; geological map of England and Wales hand colored in full color.
World Area:
World
Full Title:
(Title Page to) Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 2. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1844. (verso: London: printed by William Clowes and Son, Stamford Street)
List No:
0890G
Series No:
117
Engraver or Printer:
William Clowes and Son
Publication Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Pub Date:
1844
Pub Title:
Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 1. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1844.
Pub Reference:
Phillips, 794.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
0890.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
207
Pub Height cm:
43
Pub Width cm:
37
Image No:
0890G
Authors:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Link To Source
Title Page: Maps of the SDUK. v.2.
