• Title : New South Wales..1833 Baldwin & Craddock
• Size: 16in x 13 1/2in (405mm x 350mm)
• Condition: (A+) Fine Condition
• Date : 1833
• Ref #:  21290

Description:
This fine hand coloured original steel plate engraved antique maps of New South Wales - with an inset plan of Sydney Town - was engraved by J & C Walker, in 1833- date engraved at the foot of the map - and was published in the Baldwin & Craddock edition of the Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) Atlas.

General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: - Yellow, Green, pink
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 16in x 13 1/2in (405mm x 350mm)
Plate size: - 16in x 13 1/2in (405mm x 350mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: - Left margin cropped to border
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None

Background: 
The SDUK produced two landmark volumes of cartography in the first half of the 19th century. The first volume concentrated on areas of the old world, Europe, Africa, Great Britain etc. The second volume contained maps of the new world, Alvin Jewett JohnsonAmerica, South Asia, including US state maps, colonies of Australia, South Africa, South America etc. Also included were some of the finest engraved town and city plans published at that time.
The SDUK was published in its entirety or in part by many publishers including Baldwin and Cradock 1829-32, Chapman & Hall in 1844, Charles Knight & co. 1846 – 1852. G. Cox published the SDUK between 1852-3, Stanford 1857-70 and later revised edition were also published after Stanford. (Ref: Tooley, M&B)