Rare 1850 A.C. Beaman Sabbath School Scripture Map Card / R. Lowe Engraver - "General Map of THE TRIBES" - Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1850 by A.C. Beaman in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Mass. - Condition: Minor soiling and edge wear. Green marks on back. Please see photos for closeup detail. Feel free to request more photos or information before you purchase. Measures approximately 4"x2.75" - Steel engraved hand colored - Shipped with USPS Priority Mail "Designed to fit easily in a pocket and yet compete with advertising cards and other childhood ephemera of the time, Sunday school cards were an innovation in helping reinforce the religious lesson from Sunday school. Bright, colorful, and exciting visual images helped remind the child of the scripture for memorization, while the card itself served as a Sunday school lesson in miniature to be reviewed at home within the family context." (Asbury Journal,Fall 2014, p.188)