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Copying maps onto paper was a common assignment for both girls and boys attending academies in the 19th century, as students practiced geography and penmanship simultaneously. Phebe Nichols produced her map of Palestine while a student at the Windham Phonetic School – a Quaker boarding school in Windham, Maine. As was the practice at Quaker schools, this map was executed in a plain, utilitarian style.
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Document identity
localId
2z10wv339
label
Palestine or Canaan
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2z10wv339
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Palestine or Canaan
description
Copying maps onto paper was a common assignment for both girls and boys attending academies in the 19th century, as students practiced geography and penmanship simultaneously. Phebe Nichols produced her map of Palestine while a student at the Windham Phonetic School – a Quaker boarding school in Windham, Maine. As was the practice at Quaker schools, this map was executed in a plain, utilitarian style.
date
["[1835]"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_005739
creators
Nichols, Phebe Ellen.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Palestine--Maps, Manuscript
subjectsGeographic
Asia
State of Palestine
genreBasic
Maps
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
State of Palestine
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 ms. map : col. ; 30 x 22 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Pen-and-ink, graphite and watercolor.
Drawn by a schoolgirl at the Phonetic School in Windham Centre, Maine.
Shows areas of Israel, and lands east into modern-day Jordan.
Map accompanied by description: "Map of Palestine drawn by Phoebe Ellen Nichols at the Windham Phonetic School 1853.
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no
dcId
2z10wv339
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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6b14e3dae81c1d40