World – Mercator’s Projection – SDUK
World – Mercator’s Projection – SDUK
£250.00
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SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge): The World on Mercator’s Projection
Charles Knight London 1845-52
steel engraved map with original outline colouring; 2 sheets, each overall 41 x 34 cm; some small marginal tears, some faint foxing, hand written annotation, o/w exc. cond.
Detailed map of the World on Mercator’s Projection, 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.
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