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Identifier
43.1017
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943 / The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
48.4 cm (height)
78 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

A pair of abutted spheres showing the eastern and western hemispheres as they appeared between Cook's voyages and the Louisiana Purchase (1769-1803). Title is placed at the center top, the directional star at the center bottom. Each country and its colonies are delineated in a particular color. Soiled; some worn yarns; edges of ground partially frayed. Stitches: couching, running, stem.