SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge):: China and the Birman Empire with parts of Cochin China and Siam

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SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge): : China and the Birman Empire with parts of Cochin China and Siam

Steel engraving, 31.5 x 37 cms, engraved by J. & C. Walker, original hand colour, blank verso.

The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1826 with the high-minded aim of making 'useful' information available to self-taught members of the working and lower middle classes. Some of the material was decidedly abstruse, subscribers fell away and the Society was wound up in 1848; however, the series of 209 maps published over a 14 year period from 1829 onwards were highly praised for their superior quality, accuracy and aesthetic appeal and remain an outstanding achievement.

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