
Philadelphia, an original antique map by S.D.U.K., published in London, 1844. Steel plate, uncoloured. Map size 30 x 38 cm, overall mounted size 53 x 45 cm.A detailed map of Philadelphia published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The Society was founded by John, Earl Russell, & Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England in 1827. The Society's main purpose was to encourage universal literacy by publishing numbers of books of good quality that would be affordable to all. These town plans were published in perhaps the grandest of the Society's publications
- their atlas entitled Maps Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, first issued by Baldwin & Cradock, & then re-issued by other publishers, including Chapman & Hall & latterly Edward Stanford. This map
Includes:: a vignette view of The United States Bank & of the Exchange. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford