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Source Description
Manuscript map in ink and watercolor, drawn by a schoolgirl.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
th83s028r
label
A map of Rhode Island
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
th83s028r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A map of Rhode Island
description
Manuscript map in ink and watercolor, drawn by a schoolgirl.
date
["1835"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_019162
creators
Durfee, Lucy
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Rhode Island--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
Rhode Island
United States
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Manuscript maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Rhode Island
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z223t
schema:latitude
41.6667
schema:longitude
-71.5
extent
1 manuscript map : hand colored ; 48 x 36 cm
notes
Manuscript map in ink and watercolor, drawn by a schoolgirl.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridians: [Washington] and [Greenwich].
Cartographer is possibly Lucy Durfee (Borden) of Rhode Island, 1821-1890, daughter of politician and jurist Job Durfee.
Possibly based on Anthony Finley's map of Rhode Island.
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no
dcId
th83s028r
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d336b0909a8c7e7b