Connecticut
PrintmakerEngraved by
Unknown
PublisherPublished by
Joseph Scott
(American, active 1795 - 1805)
Date1795
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/8 x 7 3/8in. (15.6 x 18.7cm)
Platemark (width only ): 7 5/8in. (19.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 5/8 x 8 3/4in. (16.8 x 22.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William C. Conklin
Object number1971.71.3
DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. Connecticut is divided into counties, marked with dotted lines and labeled. Town centers are denoted with little drawings that probably represent town halls or meeting places. The Connecticut, Five Mile, Sagatuck (Saugatuck), Sasco, Stratford (Housatonic), Naugatic (Naugatuck), Shepaug, Windsor, Hammonasset, Quinnabaug, and New Thames (Thames) Rivers are depicted. Several lakes or ponds are shown but not labeled.
Label TextThe 1790s saw a huge increase in American map production, probably reflecting a growing national self-consciousness. Many small maps were issued to illustrate geography and history books and atlases. This map, which originally appeared in Joseph Scott's United States Gazeteer, published in Philadelphia in 1795, is clearly based on earlier maps and includes very little information about Connecticut aside from the names of its major towns.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 3/8 inches equals 5 milesStatus
Not on view
