The map of the world

The map of the world

Item Information

Title:
The map of the world
Description:
Manuscript map in ink, watercolor and pencil. Drawn by a schoolboy attending the Wesleyan Seminary in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Double hemisphere map of the eastern and western hemispheres, with a smaller double hemisphere map of the southern and northern hemispheres.
Cartographer:
Leonard, Graty P.
Name on Item:
executed by Graty. P. Leonard. at the Wesleyan Seminary
Date:
1833
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
World maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Places:
World
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand colored ; 2 hemispheres each 50 cm in diameter, on sheet 60 x 82 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/v979xk78h
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:55,000,000 at equator
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by shading.
Prime meridian: [Ferro].
Includes illustrations of the United States coat of arms above the map and flowers in the corners.
Identifier:
06_01_016970
Call #:
G3200 1833 .L46
Barcode:
39999085953048