North America Sheet XI Parts of North and South Carolina

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Steel Engraving, hand-colored in outline by SDUK (Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge), published 1833 by Baldwin & Cradock, London. Image size: 380 by 330mm (15 by 13 inches). From the celebrated SDUK series — widely regarded as among the finest steel-engraved maps of the 19th century. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) was a Whig organization founded in London in 1826 with the admirable goal of making information accessible to the working and middle classes. Its map committee began publishing in 1829, producing a celebrated series of finely engraved steel maps initially under the Baldwin & Cradock imprint, later reissued by Chapman & Hall (from 1844) and Charles Knight. The SDUK maps are renowned for their exceptional precision, elegant typography, and fine steel engraving — widely considered among the finest examples of British cartography from the first half of the 19th century. Their North American sheets were produced at a transformative moment in the continent's history, making them invaluable historical documents as well as beautiful collector objects. This antique map of North America Sheet XI Parts of North and South Carolina was published in 1833 by Baldwin & Cradock, London (380 by 330mm (15 by 13 inches).). It is printed as a steel engraving, hand-colored in outline. The map documents the region with careful attention to rivers, settlements, roads, and political boundaries, reflecting the geographical knowledge available at the time of publication and offering an invaluable primary source for historians and collectors of North American antique cartography. In excellent condition.

SDUK (Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge) – North America Sheet XI Parts of North and South Carolin... · Antique Map, Steel Engraving · 380 x 330m...