Map of the World According to the Latest Authorities
DraftsmanDrawn by
Julia Whitman
(American, 1804 - 1864)
Date1819
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 3/4 x 29 1/4in. (52.7 x 74.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 3/4 x 29 1/4in. (52.7 x 74.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.193
DescriptionManuscript map of the world, with the western hemisphere on the left side of the map and the eastern hemisphere on the right, both of which are inscribed with lines of latitude and a single line of longitude bisecting each hemisphere. The Equator, Arctic and Antarctic Circles, and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are labeled. Geographic features include mountain ranges, denoted with hachure marks, deserts, rivers, seas and lakes, many of which are labeled. All of the land features are outlined with shading, including islands. The names of settlements are provided, as well.
Label TextJulia Whitman was a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl when she made a copy of a world map as a schoool exercise, both displaying her skill at draftsmanship and improving her knowledge of geography.
The Julia Whitman who drew this map was probably born in West Hartford about 1804. Julia died in Danville, Iowa, in 1864 at the age of sixty.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleThe Julia Whitman who drew this map was probably born in West Hartford about 1804. Julia died in Danville, Iowa, in 1864 at the age of sixty.
Status
Not on view
H. F. Sumner & Co.
1833
