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Source Description
During the late 18th and early 19th century, it was common practice for American female students attending private academies to prepare maps of various parts of the world by copying maps from books or atlases. Most often, girls were taught by female instructors, who drew maps themselves to demonstrate geographic, artistic and design skills to their pupils. This map of the United States, drawn by Mary E. Johonnot of Boston, was most likely compiled in the 1820s as a school geography project, and was based on an earlier map as evidenced by the missing borders of Arkansas and Missouri.
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Document identity
localId
2z10wv35v
label
United States
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2z10wv35v
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
United States
description
During the late 18th and early 19th century, it was common practice for American female students attending private academies to prepare maps of various parts of the world by copying maps from books or atlases. Most often, girls were taught by female instructors, who drew maps themselves to demonstrate geographic, artistic and design skills to their pupils. This map of the United States, drawn by Mary E. Johonnot of Boston, was most likely compiled in the 1820s as a school geography project, and was based on an earlier map as evidenced by the missing borders of Arkansas and Missouri.
date
["[1822]"]
year
1822
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_005740
creators
Johonnot, Mary E.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--Maps, Manuscript
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 ms. map : col. ; 14 x 19 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes inset of part of Florida, the Bahamas and part of Cuba.
Manuscript map in pen-and-ink and watercolor, drawn by a schoolgirl.
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no
dcId
2z10wv35v
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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