A Correct Map of the State of Vermont From actual Survey
MakerCompiled by
James Whitelaw
(American, 1748 - 1829)
PrinterEngraved by
Amos Doolittle
(American, 1754 - 1832)
PrinterPrinted by
Amos Doolittle
(American, 1754 - 1832)
Date1796
MediumEngraving; printer's ink and watercolor on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 45 1/4 x 30 1/2in. (114.9 x 77.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 48 3/8 x 34 1/4in. (122.9 x 87cm)
Sheet (height x width): 48 3/8 x 34 1/4in. (122.9 x 87cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Vermont, bordered on the north by Canada, the east by New Hampshire, the south by Massachusetts and the west by New York. Lines of latitude and longitude, the latter in degrees east from Washington, are marked in the border. The counties are outlined in double solid lines that have been hand colored in red, yellow, or green. Townships are outlined in single solid lines and include their dates of charter. Contested lines are marked as broken solid lines. On the right side is a key to the symbols found on the map: public roads, meeting houses, forts, falls, ferries, bridges, grist mills, saw mills, fulling mills, iron works, mountains, swamps, dwelling houses and grammar schools. An eight-point compass rose appears in the lower left.
The cartouche, in the lower right corner, is unframed and features a pastoral scene. Two trees on the left arch over the title text. Below the text is the depiction of farming life: a man and a woman walk behind a horse-drawn hay wagon with two people riding on the hay. In the foreground, two sheep sit in a small clearing surrounded by tree stumps, and to the right, two cows stand in a small running brook. A farmhouse and silo are behind a small orchard, and two fields with wheat sheaves are visible in the background.
The cartouche, in the lower right corner, is unframed and features a pastoral scene. Two trees on the left arch over the title text. Below the text is the depiction of farming life: a man and a woman walk behind a horse-drawn hay wagon with two people riding on the hay. In the foreground, two sheep sit in a small clearing surrounded by tree stumps, and to the right, two cows stand in a small running brook. A farmhouse and silo are behind a small orchard, and two fields with wheat sheaves are visible in the background.
Object number2012.312.153
NotesCartographic Note: 5 1/4 inches equals 20 milesOn View
Not on view
Joel Knott Allen
1791 or 1792
