New Map of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Samuel D. Tilden
(American, 1828 - 1893)
PrinterPrinted by
Bingham & Dodd
(1860 - 1878)
Date1882
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper backed with fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 x 26 1/4in. (53.3 x 66.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 28 3/4in. (60.3 x 73cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fresina
Object number1993.173.0
DescriptionMap of Connecticut with New York to the west, Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, and Long Island Sound to the south. Counties as well as states bordering Connecticut are indicated. Within Connecticut, counties, towns, and smaller communities are shown; rivers and railroads are clearly indicated; some roads are shown. In Long Island Sound, the "BOUNDARY LINE ESTABLISHED 1880" is prominently featured. Lists of towns with their populations in 1860, 1870, and 1880 are at left and right of the map.
Label TextBoundary disputes between Connecticut and its neighbor to the west and south began in the seventeenth century. Based on its colonial charter and conquests during the Pequot War, Connecticut laid claim to much of eastern Long Island. However, in 1664, when New Amsterdam became New York, the new British colony took possession not only of all of Long Island, but of all of the islands in Long Island Sound, including Fisher's Island, despite its proximity to the Connecticut shore. Although other disputes between Connecticut and New York involving Connecticut's western boundary were resolved in the eighteenth century, the precise location of Connecticut's southern boundary remained undefined. In 1880, a joint commission of the two states finally decided exactly where the boundary line should be drawn. It is clearly shown on this 1882 map.
NotesCartographic Note: 4 1/2 miles equal one inchStatus
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