A Map of Connecticut: Showing Sachemdoms, Trails, Domains, Forts, Landmarks and Place-names
MakerCompiled and created by
Iron Thunderhorse
(American, born 1950)
PublisherPublished by
Algonquin Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council, Inc.
(American, founded 1989)
Date2002
MediumInkjet print; colored inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 5/8 x 33 1/2in. (54.9 x 85.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 5/8 x 33 1/2in. (54.9 x 85.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 5/8 x 33 1/2in. (54.9 x 85.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionFour-part reproduction map of the state of Connecticut, divided into Algonquian domains, primarily depicting sachemdoms and Native American place-names. Trails are shown in red, forts as a series of four boxes, landmarks as "x"s, and burial grounds as a circle with a dot in it. In the white space around the map are depictions of Hobbomock and Maushop, Algonquian stone giants, a bird of prey with a fish in its talons, and a Native American man gardening. Two canoes are shown in the space below the map, with a sentence describing the use of clams and oysters in diet and bead-making. The legend, in the bottom right corner, features two traditionally-dressed Algonquian men, one holding a bow and the other sitting with a quiver of arrows above him. Natural features include rivers; elevation, conveyed with clusters of peaks; and islands. Drawings of turkeys, bear, beavers and deer are scattered across the map. Accompanying the map is a three-page list of place-name definitions.
Object number2002.309.0a-d
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleOn View
Not on view
