1838 World Map Drawing by Elizabeth L. Kennison
date: label: date made
content: 1838
notes: label: Description
content: This early 19th century hand drawn map of the world names the oceans, continents, rivers, and contains geographical features. It was a cartography school assignment created by a 14-year old student named Elizabeth L. Kennison, possibly the young lady born in 1825 in Ohio. The drawing is signed at the bottom with an inscription that reveals the date as 1838, however the school name in not indicated.
label: Description
content: The map is decorated with a delicate floral design at the bottom and twin horns of plenty bursting with flowers at the top. Geography sampler and drawing assignments for female students were common in schools of the period.
topic: label: used
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0244.099
label: accession number
content: 2014.0244
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0244.099
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 65 cm x 75.4 cm x 2.5 cm; 25 19/32 in x 29 11/16 in x 31/32 in