Antwerp; (Antwerpen.) (Anvers.)
London: George Cox, 1855.
Map. Original engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 12 1/4" x 15 1/2"
Beautifully detailed town plan of Antwerp, Belgium. Features a impressive aerial view of the city's grid plan, showing buildings, canals, and military fortifications. Streets, plazas, and major landmarks are labeled, with parks, waterways, and rail lines accented by hand coloring. An inset along the left margin depicts a Plan of the Scheldt & the Forts from Antwerp to Lillo, with major roads and villages labeled and forts colored in red. Along the bottom is a "Comparison of the Principal Buildings in Antwerp", with eleven buildings illustrated.
William Barnard Clarke (1806-1865) was an English architect, cartographer, archeological writer and art collector. He was the founding president of the Architectural Society of London.
The "Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" (SDUK), founded in 1826 at the initiative of British lord Henry Peter Brougham, aimed to distribute affordable, high-quality educational materials to the working and middle classes. Despite ties to prestigious publishers like Baldwin and Cradock, Chapman and Hall, and Charles Knight, SDUK closed in 1848 due to financial challenges. It achieved renown for its exceptional atlases, notably a comprehensive series of maps initially issued individually and later consolidated into a groundbreaking world atlas under Chapman and Hall. SDUK maps are celebrated for their accuracy, detail, and accessibility, representing a pinnacle of 19th-century English mass-market cartography. Illustrator: W.B. Clarke; B.R. Davies
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $100.00
Item #333152