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)
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
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.
Object number2012.312.193
MarkingsRecto, top left, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 224"Verso, top left, typed on sticker: "Map Whitman, Julia / Rack / #106 / Map of the World, according to the / latest authorities. [mss] / 29 x 20 1/2"
Top left, handwritten in pencil on stocker: "MAP / RACK / #106"
There are two red stamps on the linen backing, one consisting of a crown around three feathers, and the other of a harp with a winged figure at one end.InscribedRecto, top, handwritten in black ink: "MAP OF THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST AUTHORITIES."
Bottom, handwritten in black ink: "EXECUTED BY Julia Whitman, AMHERST, 1819"NotesCartographic Note: No scale
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