Map of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Willis Thrall
(American, 1800 - 1884)
Date1834
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 10 3/8in. (21.6 x 26.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/4 x 10 7/8in. (23.5 x 27.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1981.147.0
DescriptionPocket map of Connecticut, with Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, colored pink, green, blue or yellow. Towns are marked with circles. Major roads are shown. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; rivers; and lakes/ponds.
Label TextThe Connecticut Historical Society has two maps of Connecticut published in Hartford in the 1830s by Willis Thrall: this one published in 1834 and another published in 1831. Both are folding pocket maps but they are by no means identical. This map is barely half the size of the other map and provides much less detail. It is difficult to imagine why a Hartford publisher would produce such a map rather than reprinting the earlier map which it seems would have been much more useful. Presumably there was a market for it. Perhaps it was significantly less expensive, or perhaps purchasers found something appealing in its miniature scale. Folded into its covers, it measures less than three by two inches.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
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