SDUK Map of Parma Author(s)_Edward Verrall Lucas It shows the Kensington Hippodrome

It shows the Kensington Hippodrome in Notting Hill

Merian was born in Basel

The Blaeu Atlas was eventually extended to the eleven volume Atlas Major

First published in 1914

ruined by their greed

SDUK Map of Parma Author(s)_Edward Verrall Lucas It shows the Kensington HippodromeThis map includes a panoramic view of Parma at its foot, blank. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1826 with the high minded aim of making 'useful' information available to the self taught. Some of the material was decidedly abstruse, subscribers fell away and the Society was wound up in 1848; however, the series of 209 maps published over a 14 year period from 1829 onwards were highly praised for their superior quality,