North America Sheet IX Parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana

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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: 300 by 370mm (11 by 14 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Their North American sheets were produced at a transformative moment in the continent's history, making them invaluable historical documents as well as beautiful collector objects. On this sheet of the SDUK North America are the states Illinois, Missouri (with the Sioux District) and Indiana. The title and the mileage scale are outside the image. In excellent condition.

SDUK (Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge) – North America Sheet IX Parts of Missouri, Illinois and... · Antique Map, Steel Engraving · 300 x 370mm...