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Connecticut From the best Authorities
Image Not Available for Connecticut From the best Authorities

Connecticut From the best Authorities

Date1957
MediumPhotomechanical reproduction; black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 15 1/8in. (31.1 x 38.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/4 x 19in. (38.7 x 48.3cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionReproduction of Amos Doolittle's map of Connecticut, with the borders of Vermont and Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. Counties and towns are shown, as well as courthouses and churches. Elevation is depicted with clusters of peaks. The cartouche is decorative, with the state seal and motto lying next to a tree on the shoreline.
Object number2012.312.36
MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top, printed in black ink: "Engraved for Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT / From the best / AUTHORITIES"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Delineated & Engraved by A Doolittle N. Haven."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Reproduced by the Meriden Gravure Company, 1957"

Verso, left side, handwritten in pencil: "1794-5 / Repro 1957"NotesCartographical Note: Scale on the original map: About 3/4 inch equals about 6 miles
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