Map of the world
Item Information
- Title:
- Map of the world
- Description:
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Drawing maps of the world in two hemispheres was a popular geography project of 19th century schoolchildren. A young woman named Juliana Carpenter created this example when she was 15 years old. A reward for skill in map composition is in the upper left corner, and a miniature portrait of the artist at age 26, painted by her sister, is in the center. The addition of the large floral border suggests that this map was made at a private academy. This example stands in stark contrast to the simpler Quaker-made maps, which typically have fewer embellishments and simple garlands of vines and leaves.
- Cartographer:
- Carpenter, Juliana
- Date:
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1825
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
- Location:
- Private Collection
- Collection (local):
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Private Collection
- Subjects:
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World maps
Manuscript maps
- Places:
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World
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript map : hand colored ; 2 hemispheres each 32 cm in diameter, on sheet 46 x 69 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
- Scale:
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Scale approximately 1:66,000,000 at equator
- Language:
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English
- Notes (exhibitions):
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Exhibited: "Back to School: Geography in the Classroom" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2014-2015.
- Identifier:
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06_01_012262
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