Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Date:
1843
Short Title:
Ancient Syria to Sinai.
Publisher:
Chapman and Hall London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
40
Obj Width cm:
32
Scale 1:
2,200,000
Note:
Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Country borders hand col.
Country:
Lebanon; Syria
Subject:
Classical; Historical
Full Title:
Ancient Syria. By W. Hughes, Prof. Geogr(aph)y, Coll. for Civ. Engrs. (with) Part of Arabia including Mount Sinai and the wanderings of the Israelites on the same scale. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (Engraved by) W. Hughes, 1843. London, published March 15th. 1843 by Chapman & Hall, 186, Strand (1844)
List No:
0890.082
Page No:
(84)
Series No:
87
Engraver or Printer:
Hughes, William, 1817-1876
Publication Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Pub Date:
1844
Pub Title:
Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 1. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1844.
Pub Reference:
Phillips, 794.
Pub Note:
The SDUK, as the Society was known, produced inexpensive maps to encourage broad use in education. The maps in these two volumes were issued in parts over several years. The city plans are of particular interest, with vignettes and great detail. The gnomonic star maps were issued separately in this edition in their own covers. This is the second edition, the first being by Baldwin and Cradock, with the maps issued in numbers and later bound as a set. Rumsey Collection copy originally issued without the 6 "World on a gnomonic projection" maps; copies of them have been laid in. Atlas is bound in half leather dark brown cloth covered boards with "Maps. Vol. 1," "Maps. Vol. 2" stamped in gold on the spines. Maps with outline color; geological map of England and Wales hand colored in full color.
