North America Sheet II the Dominion of Canada Parts of Quebe and New Brunswick and the States of New York, Vermont...

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Steel Engraving, hand-colored in outline by S. D. U. K, published 1875 by Baldwin & Cradock, London. Image size: 340 by 395mm (13 by 15 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Their North American sheets were produced at a transformative moment in the continent's history, making them invaluable historical documents as well as beautiful collector objects. Decorative antique map of Canada, in the centre of the map the St. Lawrence river, further the map with many detailed place names, rivers and lakes. The territorial boundaries of the individual regions are decorative and colorful shown in this period outline and wash handcolor. This 1875 edition from the famous SDUK series differs in its unusual decorative colors, compared to the 1840 edition, which always was either uncolored or in outline color published. In excellent condition.

S. D. U. K. – North America Sheet II the Dominion of Canada Parts of... · Antique Map, Steel Engraving · 340 x 395mm · Baldwin & Cradock, London 1875