Map of the State of New York
PublisherPublished by
Ezra Strong
(American, 1805 - 1846)
Date1835
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, lined with paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/2 x 21 5/8in. (41.9 x 54.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 22 3/4in. (45.4 x 57.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 17 7/8 x 22 3/4in. (45.4 x 57.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 22 3/4in. (45.4 x 57.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 17 7/8 x 22 3/4in. (45.4 x 57.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of New York, extending from the Canadian border to the north; Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut to the east; Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south; and Lake Erie to the west. Five inset maps, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Hudson River Valley, New York City, and Albany, surround the main map. New York's counties are outlined in dotted lines, labeled, and colored pink, orange, yellow, green or blue. State boundaries and the border with Canada are marked in broken solid and dotted lines. Bodies of water are marked on all of the maps, while swamps are only present on the insets. Other features include finished and proposed canals, railroads and proposed railroads, turnpike roads and common roads.
Object number2012.312.80
NotesCartographic Note: Scale [main map]: 1 inch equals approximately 22 miles
Scale, inset map of Niagara Falls: 3/4 of an inch equals approximately 1/2 mile
Scale, inset map of Rochester: 1 inch equals 8 miles
Scale, inset map of the Hudson River: 3/4 of an inch equals 10 miles
Scale, inset map of New York: 7/8 of an inch equals 4 miles
Scale, inset map of Albany: 1 inch equals 8 milesOn View
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