Historic Map : S.D.U.K. Map of Polynesia or The Islands in The Pacific Ocean, 1840, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in supposed gateway to paradise or

supposed gateway to paradise or El Dorado

Lower left quadrant offers an elaborate title cartouche with a sailing ship

was of Arkansas

The map is undated

It also features both practical and topographic details for use in administering the region

Historic Map : S.D.U.K. Map of Polynesia or The Islands in The Pacific Ocean, 1840, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in supposed gateway to paradise orThis is a fine example of the 1840 Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge or S. D. U. K. map of the islands of the Pacific Ocean or Polynesia. Essentially twenty maps on one sheet, it covers the Mariana Islands or Ladrones, the Pelew Islands or Palaos, Gilbert Islands or Scarborogh Range, Otdia or Romanzoff Group, Marshall Islands, Galapagos Islands, Marquesas or Mendana Archipelago, Sandwich Islands, Samoa or Navigator Islands, Tonga Tabou