Map of the Towns of Saybrook and Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut
SurveyorSurveyed by
E. M. Woodford
(American, 1824 - 1862)
PrintmakerLithographed by
Friend & Aub
(American, founded 1852)
DraftsmanDrawn by
E. M. Woodford
(American, 1824 - 1862)
PrinterPrinted by
Wagner & McGuigan
(American, 1845 - 1859)
PublisherPublished by
Richard Clark
(American)
Date1853
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper mounted on fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 46 3/4 x 42 1/2in. (118.7 x 108cm)
Sheet (height x width): 48 3/4 x 45in. (123.8 x 114.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 48 3/4 x 45in. (123.8 x 114.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the towns of Saybrook and Old Saybrook, Connecticut, with Chester to the north, the Connecticut River to the east, Long Island Sound to the south, and Westbrook and Killingworth to the west. The locations of streams, forests, and marshes are indicated. Some roads are named and buildings are labelled with names of property owners. The New Haven and New London Railroad and the railroad ferry and a steam ferry across the Connecticut River are shown. Separate detailed map show the villages of Old Saybrook and Deep River and the borough of Essex. Saybrook Fort appears on both the main map and the detailed map of Old Saybrook. Vignettes surrounding the maps depict Saybrook Point Lighthouse, Saybrook Bank in Essex, Grace Church in Old Saybrook, College Place at Saybrook Point, Deep River Bank, the Baptist Church in Essex, Union House in Essex (a hotel with a tavern sign), the Methodist Episcopal Church in Essex, the First Congregational Church in Old Saybrook, Pratt Brothers Ivory Works, S. M. Comstock and Company's Comb Manufactory, Jennings and Company's Manufactory of Augurs, Gimblets, etc., N. B. Pratt's Factory, R. S. Williams's Pump Machinery, George Read and Company's Ivory Comb Manufactory, and the residences of Ulysses Pratt, E. S. Williams, Rev. H. Wooster, O. Cobb, W. P. Vinal, R. E. Pratt, A. Sheffield, and Captain E. E. Morgan.
Object number2012.312.294
NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals 100 rods (main map); one inch equals 20 rods (village maps)On View
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