Museum purchase, 1990.181.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of the Western Reserve including the Fire Lands, Ohio

Date1826

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, mounted on paper and lined with linen

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/2 x 20 1/2in. (31.8 x 52.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 7/8 x 22 3/8in. (42.9 x 56.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 16 7/8 x 22 3/8in. (42.9 x 56.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of the Western Reserve and Firelands in Ohio, with Lake Erie to the north. The map depictes Huron, Lorain, Medina, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Ashtabula (spelled "Astabula" on the map), and Trumbull counties. Each county is divided into numbered squares, some of which are labeled with the name of the townships they represented. Courthouses, meeting houses, colleges, mills, lighthouses, and villages are marked with symbols listed in the References list, in the lower left corner. Physical features depicted include the lake, rivers, and waterfalls. Roads are shown as double-parallel lines. Below the map is a textual description of the Western Reserve.

Object number1990.181.1

MarkingsRecto, top left, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 176"

Verso, center, stamped in blue ink on sticker: "CtHi"

Center, printed in black ink on sticker: "Accession # / 89820"

Bottom right, stamped in black ink: "DUPLICATE"InscribedRecto, top left, printed inb lack ink: "MAP / of the / WESTERN RESERVE / Including the FIRE LANDS / Ohio / September 1826"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Engraved by Savory, Pitt"

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "PUBLISHED BY / WILLIAM SUMNER / Nelson. Portage County, / OHIO."NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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