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Map of the World

(American, 19th century)
1811
Place of CreationChelsea (now Norwich), Connecticut, United States
Medium/TechniqueBrown and black ink and watercolor
DimensionsSheet: 45.4 x 68.9 cm (17 7/8 x 27 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number1995.768
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed at top in pen and ink: Chart of the World, Abby Perkins, Chelsea, October 14th 1811. (Chelsea is now Norwich, Conn.)
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport by 1950; Gift to MFA November 15, 1995