1832 S.D.U.K. of Lake Superior Map|Vintage Fine Art Reproduction|Size: 20x24|Ready to Frame

A scarce and beautiful 1832 Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, or S.D.U.K. map of Lake Superior, the largest of the five Great Lakes. Centered on Lake Superior, the map coves the modern day regions of southern Ontario, northern Michigan and northeastern Minnesota. Although the interiors remain, poorly mapped, several rivers, islands and lakes are noted throughout. The Indian tribe of Alogonquins or Chippeways is also identified. Also notes the American Fur Company, one of the largest businesses in, the early 19th century. This map was originally published by Baldwin, and Cradock and is copyrighted in, 1832, but was issued in, Volume two of Chapman and Hall's 1844 edition of Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge . It was engraved by John Walker of J. and C. Walker.