A Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve, from actual Survey
SurveyorSurveyed by
Seth Pease
American, 1774 - 1819
MakerUpdated by
Abraham Tappan
American, 1759 - 1855
PrintmakerEngraved by
Amos Doolittle
American, 1754 - 1832
Date1798
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and color on paper, lined with paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 19 x 32 1/2in. (48.3 x 82.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 x 33 3/4in. (50.8 x 85.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 20 x 33 3/4in. (50.8 x 85.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 x 33 3/4in. (50.8 x 85.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 20 x 33 3/4in. (50.8 x 85.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now Ohio, from Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie to the north, Ashtabula and Trumbull counties to the east, Medina and Portage counties to the south, and the Fire Land to the west. The other counties depicted are Lorain, Cuyahoga and Geauga. All counties are outlined in red and each county seat is colored red. The land is divided into named townships or numbered ranges. The Fire Land (now Firelands), directly west of the Western Reserve, contains no divisions. Rivers, lakes, bays and paths are also included on the map.
Object number2012.312.99
MarkingsVerso, top left, handwritten in black ink on sticker: "Conserved by NEDCC / 2005"InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "A Map of the / CONNECTICUT / Western Reserve / from actual Survey / By / Seth Pease & Abm. Tappen"Bottom left, printed in black ink: "FIRE LAND so called. It being a Grant of / 500,000 Acres by the Legislature of the State of Connecticut / to certain Sufferers in the late war with Britain. it is presum- / ed that the Eastern Boundary of said Grant will fall near / the mouth of the Vermillion River, and is denoted by a broken line"
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Engraved & Printed for the Author by Amos Doolittle Newhaven"
Verso, top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / Flat / 19"NotesCartographic Note: No scale
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