Pompeii 1844

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Pompeii, an original antique map by S.D.U.K., published in London, 1844. Steel plate, uncoloured. Map size 39 x 31 cm, overall mounted size 53.5 x 46 cm.A detailed map of Pompeii 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 panorama of Pompeii in the present time at the lower edge identifying such features as the temples & the baths with Vesuvius & Naples in the distance. An inset plan of the coast & vicinity of Vesuvius is also included. The map was drawn by W.B. Clarke & engraved by T.E. Nicholson. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford