Map of Palestine drawn by Phoebe Ellen Nichols at the Windham Phonetic School 1853. Copying maps onto paper was a common assignment for both girls and boys attending academies in the 19th century, as students practiced geography and penmanship simultaneously. Phebe Nichols produced her map of Palestine while a student at the Windham Phonetic School – a Quaker boarding school in Windham, Maine. As was the practice at Quaker schools, this map was executed in a plain, utilitarian style.
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Phebe Ellen Nichols</div>
1853<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1853-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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