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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund,  2010_182_1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
A Map of the Fortified Country of Man's Heart
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2010_182_1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

A Map of the Fortified Country of Man's Heart

Printer (American, 1830 - 1840)
Publisher (American, 1830 - 1840)
After a work by (active 1830 - 1840)
Date1830-1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/8 x 8 1/4in. (21.9 x 21cm) Sheet (height x width): 12 x 9in. (30.5 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2010.182.1
Description"Map" is in the shape of a heart, with fortifications, the "Outer Redoubt of Dread of Matrimony," surrounding the left and upper portions and avenues, gates, and bridges leading towards the "Citadel of Self Love" at the center, through the "Land of Romance," the "Land of Love of Money," the "Land of Love of Power," the "Land of Love of Ease," and the "Land of Economy." Other "geographical" features--rivers, lakes, a forest, a prairie, a morass, are also labeled.
NotesCartographic Note: No scale
Status
Not on view