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Section Twelve: The Evolution of Map Drawing in the Classroom

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Mapping the Classroom: Teaching Geography and History in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century New England
1. The Visual Culture of New England Classrooms
2. Schoolgirl Maps, Embroideries, and Penmanship Exercises
3. Female Academies in Maine
4. The Cony Female Academy
5. Schoolgirl Maps of the United States
6. Schoolboy Maps
7. Copy Books, Geography Notebooks and Ephemera
8. Outline Maps for Classrooms
9. The Evolution of Primary and Secondary Geography Textbooks
10. “Races of Men” Chapters in Primary and Secondary Geography Text Books
11. Teaching Materials Created by Educators
12. The Evolution of Map Drawing in the Classroom
13. Classroom Globes
14. Educational Geography Games for Home and Classroom

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Harper & Brothers
Harper’s School Geography with Maps and Illustrations [New England Edition], 1884
Owned by M.E. Holt at the Farmington Normal School in 1885
https://oshermaps.org/map/36617

George W. Fitch
The Youth’s Mapping Book: Being an Introduction to Fitch’s Chorography, 1849
Smith Book Collection
https://oshermaps.org/map/4588.0008

J.S. Webb
[Copy Book featuring a series of hand-drawn maps], 1884-1885
Osher Map Library Book Collection
https://oshermaps.org/map/48916

Stenso Lettering Co.
Stenso Map of the United States, 1941
Osher Map Library Ephemera Collection
https://oshermaps.org/map/53789

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