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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2005.200.0
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.
Label TextThis extremely rare map of Connecticut was printed and published in New Haven in the middle of the Revolutionary War. An advertisement that appeared in the Connecticut Gazette on October 31, 1777 described it as "Roman's Map of the State of Connecticut, with the Parts of New-York, New-Jersey, and Islands adjacent," indicating that the map was drawn the Dutch mapmaker, Bernard Romans. Romans came to America in the service of the British, but served on the American side during the Revolution.
NotesCartographic Note: Approximately 7/8 inch equals five milesTechnical 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.
Status
Not on view
Lucius Stebbins & Co.
1859
