A Map of Connecticut
DraftsmanDrawn by
Polly Ludington
American, born 1799
Dateabout 1813
MediumDrawing; black ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 x 16in. (33 x 40.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 19 3/8in. (38.1 x 49.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 x 19 3/8in. (38.1 x 49.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 19 3/8in. (38.1 x 49.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 x 19 3/8in. (38.1 x 49.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Potter
DescriptionA map of the state of Connecticut, divided into eight counties, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The legend in the top left provides explanations for the depictions of cities, court houses, meeting houses, roads, mountains and "remarkable hills," and county lines. Towns, cities, rivers, and islands are labeled. Meeting houses and court houses are represented by small building symbols. Elevation is conveyed with hachure marks.
Object number1954.33.0
MarkingsRecto, bottom left, printed in black ink on sticker: "Maps / Box / 154"Verso, bottom left, handwritten in black ink on label: "Conserved at NEDCC / July 2005"
On paper in same folder as map, printed in black ink: "Polly Ludington: / Borth, Plymouth, Conn. 1795 / Married Sherman POtter 1816 / Potter was a schoolteacher, surveyor. / Had been private secretary to Gen. William Henry Harrison during War of 1812. / He died 1831"InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in blue ink: "63495"
Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "A / MAP / of / CONNECTICUT / by / POLLY LUDINGTON"
NotesCartographic Note: No scale
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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