Connecticut and Parts Adjacent
DraftsmanDrawn by
Bernard Romans
(American, 1741 - 1784)
PrintmakerPossibly engraved by
Abel Buell
(American, 1742 - 1784)
Date1777
MediumEngraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 5/8 x 23 1/2in. (52.4 x 59.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 1/4 x 24 1/4in. (56.5 x 61.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 1/4 x 24 1/4in. (56.5 x 61.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Connecticut with a small part of Rhode Island to the east, Long Island Sound and Long Island to the south, and part of New York State to the west. Counties, cities, towns, rivers, lakes, ponds, and islands are shown. Rows of peaks are used to indicate hills and mountains. New York is identified as "State of New York." The cartouche at lower right represents a village with houses and a church, cows, an old tree with a broken limb and a young vigorous tree.
Object number2005.200.0
NotesCartographic Note: Approximately 7/8 inch equals five miles
Technical Note: Several small changes were made to the map during the course of production. This copy of the map appears to be an intermediate state between the first and second states.On View
Not on view
Lucius Stebbins & Co.
1859
