Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.68 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Socie…

New England in 1689

DraftsmanDrawn by Arnold Guyot American, 1807 - 1884

PrintmakerEngraved by George W. Boynton 1809 - 1884

Date1858

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 3/16 x 7 13/16in. (25.9 x 19.8cm)
Platemark (height x width): 12 3/8 x 9 5/8in. (31.4 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 10 3/8in. (35.2 x 26.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of the eastern United States and Canada, from Montreal to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, and the Hudson River to the west. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Plimouth, New Hampshire, Maine and Cornwall are the regions in New England that are labeled on the map, along with New York and New Jersey. Towns and settlements are marked with circles and labeled, and natural features include rivers, lakes, islands and mountains.

Object number2012.312.68

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in pencil: "15"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "NEW ENGLAND / IN 1689."

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "A. Guyot Del"

Bottom center, prinetd in black ink: "Engraved for Palfrey's History of New England."

Verso, top right, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box / #91"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "MAP BOX / 91"NotesCartographic note: No scale

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