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Old Manuscript World Map by Bowen, 1810: Hand-colored, schoolroom layout, color-coded political borders singapore making it a prized possessionWorld map. By Frances Bowen. 1810. This poised manuscript, created in pen and ink with watercolor under the care of her sister Eliza, captures the spirit of early nineteenth century geography as a discipline taught through doing. Intended for school use, it arranges the worlds continents, oceans, and political divisions in a plainly intelligible order so that knowledge can be learned at a glance and reinforced in the hand. The composition balances