1852 S.D.U.K. Pocket Map of the Balkans: Croatia, Dalmatia, Sclavonia

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Title:    Austrian Dominions III: Croatia, Sclavonia and Dalmatia.

Description:    This is a S.D.U.K. map of a rarely depicted portion of Europe including most of modern day Croatia. Depicts the south part of the Austrian Empire including Dalmatia, Croatia, and Sclavonia. A large inset shows the full extent of the Austrian empire. This is an unusual issue of an unusual map as it has been broken into pocket map format (six sheets) and backed with linen. This map was probably for inclusion in a library collection. Engraved by Weller for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge under the Supervision of Charles Knight, dated Jan 1. 1852.

Date:    1852

References:    None found.

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 16 x 11 inches (40.64 x 27.94 centimeters)

Condition:    Fine or perfect condition. Light age toning. Blank on verso.

Code:   AustrianDominionsIII-Knight-1852 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)