Connecticut

SurveyorSurveyed by Moses Warren Jr. 1762 - 1835

SurveyorSurveyed by George Gillet American, 1771 - 1853

DraftsmanDrawn by George Gillet American, 1771 - 1853

MakerEngraved by Asaph Willard 1786 - 1880

PublisherPublished by Hudson & Co. American, active 1819 - 1820

Date1820

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on laid paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/4 x 21 3/8in. (45.1 x 54.3cm)
Platemark (width): 24in. (61cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 1/8 x 24 3/4in. (51.1 x 62.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound and Long Island to the south, and New York to the west. Connecticut is divided into towns, marked by solid lines, and counties, marked by broken solid and dotted lines. Turnpikes are marked with solid parallel lines, and "common" roads with dotted lines. Places of public worship and courthouses are also marked, with small circles. The lines and symbols are explained in the "References" list below the map. Elevation is depicted with hachure marks.

Object number2012.312.59

MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 200"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT / THIS MAP, for the use of TRAVELLERS / Is correctly reduced from the Actual Surveys of / WARREN & GILLET, / With the addition of the lines of new Towns, new turnpike roads &c &c. / PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS / By HUDSON & Co. / 1820 / ENGRAVED BY A. WILLARD."

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Reduced & delineated by Geo. Gillet Surveyor Gen."

Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Print / Drw 2 / #20"

Top right, handwritten in pencil, erased but still visible: "Map / Folio / #20"NotesCartographic Note: About 3 3/4" equals 20 miles

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