Map of the Southern part of the State of New York, including Long Island, the Sound, the State of Connecticut, part of the State of New Jersey and Islands adjacent.
DraftsmanDrawn by
William Damerum
(American)
PublisherPublished by
William Damerum
(American)
PrintmakerEngraved by
Peter Maverick
(1780 - 1831)
Date1819
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 1/8 x 28 1/8in. (58.7 x 71.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 1/4 x 29 3/4in. (64.1 x 75.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 25 1/4 x 29 3/4in. (64.1 x 75.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.149
DescriptionMap of parts of New York State and New Jersey, as well as all of Connecticut, from the border with Massachusetts to the north, the border with Rhode Island to the east, Long Island to the south, and parts of New Jersey and New York to the west. The states are divided into counties, which are outlined with color. Counties, towns and cities are labeled, as are geographic features such as rivers, mountains and islands. Elevation is conveyed with clusters of peaks. Roads are depicted but not labeled. Directly above the cartouche is a globe with an eagle perched on it, surrounded by stars. Below the cartouche is the masonic symbol of the square and compasses.
Label TextThe title of this map is somewhat misleading. Although its primary subject is Connecticut, New York mapmaker William Damerum entitled it "Map of the Southern part of the State of New York," adding "including... the State of Connecticut" only as an afterthought. Since the map was printed and published in New York City, perhaps he expected it to find most of its purchasers there. The first edition of the map was published in 1815; this map is a later edition, with minor changes, published in 1819. Damerum's depiction of Connecticut is closely based on Warren & Gillet's 1812 map of the state. The copper plate from which this map was printed later came into the possession of the Hartford map publisher Roderick Nevers, who revised it and reprinted it in 1851.
NotesCartographic Note: 5 7/8 inches equals 30 milesStatus
Not on view
Lucius Stebbins & Co.
1859
