Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Map of the North-East States of America

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1849/1851
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: 89709198
Medium: pen, brown and black ink and watercolour
Support: tan wove paper
Size: 4 15/16 x 6" (126 x 152 mm)
Signature: 'J. Whistler.'
Inscription: r.: 'N. E. States.', & names of States etc., by Whistler; v.: 'To a very dear Friend with much love./ Annie [R.] Chilson Mar. 28-1932./ This was given to my aunt when she was a child 12 yrs old. She gave it to me when I was 18. The artist drew it in school when he was 10 yrs old, in Pomfret Ct. My aunt was then Anna Bowers - after she was Mrs. Joe Cavarly.', by A. R. Chilson; '360106//8-89-806.13', in an unknown hand
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Map of the North-East States of America

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Map of the North-East States of America, Library of Congress
Map of the North-East States of America, Library of Congress

The map shows the north-east states of America, with Lake Erie, Niagara Falls and Lake Ontario at upper left, Maine at upper right, and New Jersey at the bottom. The names of States, some towns, and mountains are given. Several sailing ships decorate the sea, and one, at far right, is labelled 'To Liverpool.'

Last updated: 12th December 2018 by Margaret