Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

ca. 1819–1827

Place madeEngland, Europe

Silk, paint

Overall: 18 1/4 × 28 in. (46.4 × 71.1 cm)

Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1960

INV.1140

DescriptionTwo circular copper-plated images of the Eastern and Western hemispheres set side by side, some of the countries outlined in embroidery, with four figures embroidered between them, top left shows a male figure on a sea shore in front of a ship, holding a money pouch and captioned "Europe," top right shows an African male kneeling and clutching chains, captioned "Africa," bottom left shows a man riding an elephant captioned "Asia," and bottom right shows a male figure in Turkish dress captioned "America," a horizontal oval floral border surrounds the central images.

Markingsprinted: top left: "EASTERN HEMISPHERE." printed: top right: "WESTERN HEMISPHERE." printed: left, beneath map: "Drawn by Wyld. Engraved by Hewitt." printed: right, beneath map: "Drawn by Wyld. Engraved by Hewitt."

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