File:Map Sampler (England), 1796 (CH 18616345).jpg

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English: Map Sampler (England), 1796   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Map Sampler (England), 1796
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English: Two hemispheres containing maps of the world with a medallion at top reading "A new map of the world with the late discoveries in the southern seas worked by Eliza Thompson 1796." At bottom is a compass. Continents are outlined with chenille thread.
Date 1796
date QS:P571,+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium silk embroidery on cotton foundation
Dimensions Frame H x W x D: 47.9 × 53 × 3.8 cm (18 7/8 × 20 7/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
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Accession number
1981-28-121
Credit line Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
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  • Type: Map sampler
  • Inscribed: A new map of the world with the late discoveries in the southern seas worked by Eliza Thompson 1796
  • Country: United Kingdom
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