Name: France - Paris - SDUK
SKU: 3832
Availability: InStock

Description

SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge): Paris

London c1845

steel engraved town plan with some original outline colouring; 2 sheets; image each measuring 39 x 29 cm; some faint spotting/ foxing, hand written annotations, o/w vg cond.

Very detailed plan of Paris, published by the Society for the Diffusion for Useful Knowledge. The Society started to publish maps of the world as a compendium to the ‘Library of Useful Knowledge’ from 1829 onwards. Their aim was to reach a large market by keeping production costs and end prices down but , nevertheless, their maps excelled in high quality, details, accuracy and their decorative appeal.

[ref: 3832] £175