Connecticut
SurveyorSurveyed by
Moses Warren Jr.
(1762 - 1835)
SurveyorSurveyed by
George Gillet
(American, 1771 - 1853)
DraftsmanDrawn by
George Gillet
(American, 1771 - 1853)
MakerEngraved by
Asaph Willard
(1786 - 1880)
PublisherPublished by
Hudson & Co.
(American, active 1819 - 1820)
Date1820
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/4 x 21 1/4in. (45.1 x 54cm)
Platemark (width): 23 7/8in. (60.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 1/4 x 24 3/4in. (51.4 x 62.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.58
DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound and Long Island to the south, and New York to the west. Connecticut is divided into towns, marked by solid lines, and counties, marked by broken solid and dotted lines. Each of the counties is outlined in pink, yellow, green, orange or blue, and washed in a lighter shade of the same color. Turnpikes are marked with solid parallel lines, and "common" roads with dotted lines. Places of public worship and courthouses are also marked, with small circles. The lines and symbols are explained in the "References" list below the map. Elevation is depicted with hachure marks.
Label TextHow were maps actually used? An editorial article in the Connecticut Courant described the reduced version of Warren & Gillet's map of Connecticut as "much more portable" than the huge original and "convenient for Counting House Offices, etc." The fact that the map was deemed portable suggests that it was used by travellers; the fact that it was considered convenient for use in counting houses, suggests that it was also used as reference by businesses. This map continued to be revised throughout the 1820s and 1830s and remained in use well into the 1840s.
NotesCartographic Note: About 3 3/4" equals 20 milesStatus
Not on view
