Mouth of Connecticut River
PublisherPublished by
United States Coast Survey
American, founded 1807
SurveyorSurveyed under the direction of
Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
American, 1770 - 1843
SurveyorSurveyed under the direction of
Alexander Dallas Bache
American, 1806 - 1867
SurveyorTriangulation by
William Henry Smith
1800 - 1879
SurveyorTriangulation by
Edmund Blunt
American, 1799 - 1866
SurveyorTopography by
Henry L. Whiting
American, 1821 - 1897
SurveyorHydrography by
John R. Goldsborough
American, 1809 - 1877
SurveyorHydrography by
Maxwell Woodhull
American, 1813 - 1863
Date1853
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/8 x 13 7/8in. (44.1 x 35.2cm)
Platemark (height only): 21in. (53.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 3/4 x 18 3/8in. (55.2 x 46.7cm)
Platemark (height only): 21in. (53.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 3/4 x 18 3/8in. (55.2 x 46.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the mouth of the Connecticut River at Saybrook Point and Blackhall Point, with the River to the north, Blackhall Point to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and Saybrook to the west. The map depicts water depth and the location of reefs, rocks, buoys, lighthouses and hard and soft sand. Land features include elevation, conveyed through hachure marks, Fairfield Creek, fields, and stands of trees. Buildings are denoted with black shaded squares. There is a 32-point compass rose with an arrow marking the difference between true north and magnetic north. In the top left corner there is information about the soundings taken to confirm water depth and the tides. Sailing directions are written out in the top right corner.
Object number2012.312.194
MarkingsRecto, bottom left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "Map Box / #69"Verso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, left side, printed in black ink: "U.S. COAST SURVEY OFFICE" [inscribed in what is presumably the Coast Survey's seal, which depicts an eagle perched on top of a sphere with the American shield in front of it] / Verified / H.W. Benham Capt. of Engrs. / Asst. in charge of Office"
Bottom left, printed in black ink: "MOUTH OF / CONNECTICUT RIVER / From a Trigonometrical Survey / under the direction of F.R. HASSLER and A.D. BACHE Superintendents of the / SURVEY OF THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES / Triangulation by CAPT. W.H. SWIFT U.S.A. and E. BLUNT Assistants / Topography by H.L. WHITING Assistant / Hydrography by the parties under the command of / Lieuts. J.R. GOLDSBOROUGH and M. WOODHULL U.S.N. Assts. / Published in 1853 / A.D. BACHE Superintendent / Scale 1/20 000"
Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Redd. Drng. by A. Boschke"
Bottom right, printed in black ink: Engd. by S. Siebert, O.A. Lawson & W. Smith"
Verso, top left corner, handwritten in blue ink: "Map / Box / #69"
Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box / 69"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:20,000; Nautical scale: About 3 1/2 inches equals 1 nautical mile
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