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Ink drawing on aged paper of two circular world maps labeled Western and Eastern Hemisphere, with ornate lettering and a school inscription below.

1831 World Map by Marianne S. Fernald, Student at Charlestown Female Academy

Two circular hemispheres show the Eastern and Western Hemispheres of the world, drawn in ink with blue and red outlines on aged, tinted paper. Ornate calligraphic lettering reads "World" and "Hemisphere" above, with a school name inscribed below the maps.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1831
Medium
paper (overall material) ink (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1831).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Mapa del mundo de 1831 por Marianne S. Fernald, Academia Femenina de Charlestown

Dos mapas circulares muestran los hemisferios Oriental y Occidental del mundo, dibujados con tinta sobre papel envejecido y teñido. Una caligrafía ornamentada dice "World" y "Hemisphere" arriba, y un nombre de escuela aparece inscrito debajo de los mapas.

Português: Mapa-múndi de 1831 por Marianne S. Fernald, Academia Feminina de Charlestown

Dois mapas circulares mostram os hemisférios Oriental e Ocidental do mundo, desenhados em tinta sobre papel envelhecido e tingido. Uma caligrafia ornamentada traz "World" e "Hemisphere" no alto, e o nome de uma escola aparece inscrito abaixo dos mapas.

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