Middletown, Connecticut: Original First and Third Division Lots
DraftsmanDrawn by
J. Paul Loether
(American, born 1953)
Date1981
MediumDrawing; pencil and dry transfer letters on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 25 1/8 x 32 3/8in. (63.8 x 82.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 26 5/8 x 34 3/8in. (67.6 x 87.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of J. Paul Loether
Object number1986.299.4
DescriptionMap of parts of what was Middletown, Connecticut, in the late-seventeeth to early-eighteenth centuries, showing the Northwest Quarter, lots in or near the plains, the Great Lots, the Western Tier, the Boggy Meadow, the Southwest Quarter, the South Quarter, and the lots near the Hope Swamp. The map is designed to show the placement of these areas in the absence of the North Commons, the Plain Lots, the Nooks Divisions, the South Commons, an unnamed area that contains lots, a meadow, and "Indian land," the upland lots southeast of town, and half mile lots, all of which were also part of Middletown during that time period. The divisions that are shown contain lots with the owner's name and their size in acres. At the bottom right is the map key.
Label TextMiddletown, Connecticut was settled in the 1650s by settlers from Hartford and Wethersfield. It was first incorporated under the name of Mattabeseck in 1851; two years later the name was changed to Middletown. At that date it encompassed a vast area, including what would eventually become Portland and East Hampton east of the Connecticut River, and and the future towns of Berlin, Cromwell, Middlefield--and, of course, Middletown itself--on the west side of the river.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 2 inches equals 1 mileStatus
Not on view
