Connecticut From the actual Surveys of Warren & Gillet With the addition of new towns, turnpike roads &c by George Gillet
SurveyorSurveyed by
Moses Warren Jr.
(1762 - 1835)
SurveyorSurveyed by
George Gillet
(American, 1771 - 1853)
DraftsmanDrawn by
George Gillet
(American, 1771 - 1853)
PublisherPublished by
Asaph Willard
(1786 - 1880)
Date1829
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 1/8 x 21 1/4in. (46 x 54cm)
Platemark (width only): 23 3/4in. (60.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 3/8 x 25 1/4in. (54.3 x 64.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1910.6.1
DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The state is divided into counties which are labeled and delineated with broken solid and dotted lines, and towns which are labeled and delineated with solid lines. Turnpike roads are denoted with solid parallel lines and common roads with dotted lines. Population centers are shown as clusters of dots, with places of public worship and courthouses denoted with symbols. Elevation is conveyed through hachure marks. Rivers, ponds and lakes, islands and harbors are shown. Below the map is text that describes the natural features, cities, academic institutions, prisons and the history of Connecticut.
Label TextAsaph Willard, who engraved the 1820 map of Connecticut based on the survey by Moses Warren and George Gillet, was the publisher of this 1829 updated version. New towns include Madison, incorporated in 1826, and Prospect, incorporated in 1827. Also included for the first time in this version is the Farmington Canal, begun in 1825. Willard continued to reissue this important map, with revisions by surveyor general George Gillet, through the 1830s and into the 1840s.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 15/16 inches equals 5 milesStatus
Not on view
