SOCITEY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE (GREAT BRITAIN)
A CITY MAP OF CALCUTTA WITH ENGRAVED VIEWS-1842
Year: 1842
Size: 12.9 x 15.7 inches
Year: 1842Map size: 33 x 40 cm (12.9 x 15.7 inches)
Mount size: 44.5 x 55.3 cm (17.5 x 21.7 inches)
Published by 'Chapman and Hall of 186 Strand Street.
This is a S.D.U.K. map or city plan of Calcutta, India. Calcutta was once the administrative capital of British India. The lower part of the map is decorated by several beautiful engraved illustrations of important Calcutta locations, including the Government House, Esplande Row, and the Writer's Buildings. As much as possible individual streets are indicated as are souks and bazaars.
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The "Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" (1826 - 1848) was a Whiggish organization 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 and Cradock, Chapman and Hall, and Charles Knight, the Society failed to achieve its many lofty goals in finally closed its doors in 1848. The S.D.U.K. is especially known for its beautiful and accurately detailed city plans.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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