1835 S.D.U.K. City Map or Plan of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Description: An extremely attractive hand colored 1835 plan of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, prepared for publication by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, or S.D.U.K. Depicts the entire city of Amsterdam in splendid detail with the canals colored in light blue. Important buildings and all major streets and parks are noted. There is an inset plan, at top center, of the great Amsterdam area. Alongh the bottom fo the map is a chart comparing the 14 principle buildings in Amsterdam. Drawn by W> B. Clarke and engraved by B. R. Davies. Published by Baldwin & Cradock of Paternoster Row, London, for the S.D.U.K. atlas.
Date: 1835 (dated)
Source: Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol1. 1844.
References: Rumsey 0890.160. Phillips (Atlases) 794. Branch, M.C. An Atlas of Rare City Maps, p. 76-77.
Cartographer: The "Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" was founded in 1828 at the instigation of idealistic British lord Henry Peter Brougham. The admirable goal of the Society was to distribute useful information via a series of publications to the English working and middle classes. It promoted self-education and the egalitarian sharing of all knowledge. While closely tied to the London University and publishing houses on the order of Baldwin & Cradock and Charles Knight, the society failed to achieve its many lofty goals in finally closed its doors in 1848. Nonetheless, it did manage to publish several extraordinary atlases of impressive detail and sophistication. Their most prominent atlas consisted of some 200 separately issued maps published by Baldwin and Cradock and sold by subscription from 1829 to 1837. 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 inexpensiveness. Today 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. The S.D.U.K. is especially known for its beautiful and accurately detailed city plans. Click here for a list of rare maps from The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Size: Printed area measures 15.25 x 12.75 inches (38.735 x 32.385 centimeters)
Condition: Very good condition. Top margin narrow as issued. Blank on verso.
Code: Amsterdam-SUDK-1835 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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