MAP SAMPLERS
Map samplers offered teaching not only in sewing but also Geography be it on a World or local area as both were produced as samplers. Most were copied directly from known printed examples other's from free hand drawings you could even buy a printed map on satin silk to work .They were first introduced at the end of the 18th century and as the increasing use of globes and cheaper printed maps became available their fashion declined in the mid 19th century. Geography was considered a suitable subject to express a combination of academic knowledge and needleworking skill. Map samplers allowed girls to not only show they had acquired detailed knowledge of the physical form of England and Europe but also the entire world – and even the solar system.