Connecticut From the best Authorities
PrinterPrinted by
Meriden Gravure Company
(American, 1888 - 1977)
After a work byAfter a work by
Amos Doolittle
(American, 1754 - 1832)
Date1957
MediumPhotomechanical reproduction; black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 15 1/8in. (31.1 x 38.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/4 x 19in. (38.7 x 48.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/4 x 19in. (38.7 x 48.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionReproduction of Amos Doolittle's map of Connecticut, with the borders of Vermont and Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. Counties and towns are shown, as well as courthouses and churches. Elevation is depicted with clusters of peaks. The cartouche is decorative, with the state seal and motto lying next to a tree on the shoreline.
Object number2012.312.36
NotesCartographical Note: Scale on the original map: About 3/4 inch equals about 6 milesOn View
Not on view
Joel Knott Allen
1791 or 1792
Lucius Stebbins & Co.
1859
