Thames River, Connecticut, showing the obstructions below Norwich
SurveyorSurveyed by
Unknown
PrinterPrinted by
Unknown
Dateabout 1910
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 5 11/16in. (22.9 x 14.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (27.3 x 19.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (27.3 x 19.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionChart of the Thames River below Norwich, Connecticut, showing water depth, water curves, sandbars, coves, points, shoals and flats. The Shetucket River is located to the southeast of Norwich. Below the title is the seal and motto of the Army Corps of Engineers, featuring the Corps Castle with three towers, and the French word "essayons," or "let us try."
Object number1982.129.3
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 2 3/8 inches equals 1 mile
Constiuent Note: The "Engraving Bureau" whose imprint appears on this map may have been a federal agency.
Medium Note: The print is probably a transfer lithograph, even though there is an inscription that says it was engraved.On View
Not on view
George W. Corliss
