Calcutta

November 1842

Steel engraving on paper

Print Size: 12.75 x 16.25 in (32 x 41 cm)
With Mount: 18.75 x 22 in (47.5 x 56 cm)

Published by Chapman & Hall, 186, Strand, London

Highly detailed town plan of Calcutta, including a key naming 27 public buildings, churches, and chapels. Large vignettes of the Writer's Building, Government House, and Esplanade Row. One of the best commercial atlases in the 19th century.

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.

The SDUK, as the society was known, produced inexpensive maps to encourage broad use in education.

This lot will be shipped unframed.

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