Mystery Object #4

Curated by Dr. Colin Mitchell, Associate Professor & Department Chair- Department of History, Dalhousie University

Brought to us from the personal collection of Dr. Colin Mitchell, our next mystery object is the silk map pictured above. In the comments below, we encourage you to consider the objects’ possible context through an examination of the maps' physical characteristics. We invite you to treat this post as a conversation rather than a quiz. There are no wrong answers—only observations, questions, and possibilities. Drawing on your own experiences, disciplinary lenses, or material instincts, consider what this object might tell us before the archival record speaks.