Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.4 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

Avon.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.4

DescriptionView of Avon from Talcott Mountain, looking west. The road running through the center of the town is the Albany Post Road, later Route 44. The large church with a spire is the Congregational Church. The Farmington Canal passes in front of the church, but is not clearly visible

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. This drawing differs significantly from the wood engraving published in Barber's Historical Collections of Connecticut.

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