Map New England

Map New England

Item Information

Title:
Map New England
Title (alt.):
Map of New England
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. This map of New England details towns, counties and natural features such as rivers and lakes from Maine to Connecticut.
Creator:
Freeman, Charlotte F.
Name on Item:
Charlotte F. Freeman.
Date:
[1830]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
New England--Maps, Manuscript
Places:
New England (area)
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 75 x 46 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1257bb658
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Scale not given.
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows the New England states with their counties delineated.
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center copy gift of Bank of America.
Manuscript "schoolgirl" map drawn by Charlotte F. Freeman, ca. 1830.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Back to School: Geography in the Classroom" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2014-2015.
Identifier:
06_01_006105
Call #:
G3720 1830 .F7x
Barcode:
39999059010049