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From the late eighteenth century until about 1840, schoolgirls in the British Isles and the United States created embroidered map samplers and even silk globes. Hundreds of British maps were made and although American examples are more rare, they form a significant collection of artefacts. Descriptions of these samplers stated that they were designed to teach needlework

Title : Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women's Geographical Education
Author : Judith A. Tyner
Language : en
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