Andrews’ Plan of Dresden Date of Publication_1578 The Society for the Diffusion

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

Johann Christian Wernsdorf (1723-1793) taught rhetoric and poetry at the University of Helmstadt between 1752 and his death

The survey for this map was made on the outward voyage of Lord Macartney's embassy to China and shows the entrance to Turon Harbour – Da Nang in modern Vietnam – and the course of the brig HMS Jackall

to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius

"elegantly engraved by the most eminent artists" was published posthumously

Andrews’ Plan of Dresden Date of Publication_1578 The Society for the DiffusionThus plan of Dresden was first published in 'A collection of plans of the capital cities of Europe' in 1771. The plates seem to have been acquired by Stockdale after Andrews death in 1798. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 18. 5 x 27. 5 cm, black and white, blank verso.