The map of the world
Item Information
- Title:
- The map of the world
- Description:
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Manuscript map in ink, watercolor and pencil. Drawn by a schoolboy attending the Wesleyan Seminary in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Double hemisphere map of the eastern and western hemispheres, with a smaller double hemisphere map of the southern and northern hemispheres.
- Cartographer:
- Leonard, Graty P.
- Name on Item:
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executed by Graty. P. Leonard. at the Wesleyan Seminary
- Date:
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1833
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Genre:
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Manuscript maps
World maps
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
- Places:
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World
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript map : hand colored ; 2 hemispheres each 50 cm in diameter, on sheet 60 x 82 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Place of origin:
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Wilbraham, Massachusetts
- Scale:
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Scale approximately 1:55,000,000 at equator
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Relief shown by shading.
Prime meridian: [Ferro].
Includes illustrations of the United States coat of arms above the map and flowers in the corners.
- Identifier:
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06_01_016970
- Call #:
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G3200 1833 .L46
- Barcode:
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39999085953048
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