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Connecticut from the actual Surveys of Warren & Gillet, with the addition of new towns, turnpike roads &c

SurveyorSurveyed by Moses Warren Jr. 1762 - 1835

SurveyorSurveyed by George Gillet American, 1771 - 1853

MakerRevised by George Gillet American, 1771 - 1853

PublisherPublished by Asaph Willard 1786 - 1880

DraftsmanDrawn by George Gillet American, 1771 - 1853

Date1833

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolors on paper, lined with linen

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/4 x 21 1/4in. (45.1 x 54cm)
Sheet (height x width): 26 3/4 x 24 1/4in. (67.9 x 61.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 26 3/4 x 24 1/4in. (67.9 x 61.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The state is divided into counties and towns, with turnpike roads, common roads, courthouses and churches included on the map. Elevation is conveyed through hachure marks. Below the map is text about Connecticut's natural features, history, towns and colleges and universities, as well as a population table.

Object number1930.10.0

MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Drawer / 99"

Verso, top right corner, typed in black ink on sticker: "Rack. / Gillet, George / Connecticut. 1833. / Published by A. Willard, / Hartford, Con. ..."

Top right corner, handwritten in pencil on sticker: "30"
InscribedRecto, right side, printed in black ink: "Connecticut / From the actual Surveys of / WARREN & GILLET / With the addition of new towns, turnpike roads &c by / GEORGE GILLET ESQR. / 1833 / PUBLISHED BY A. WILLARD HARTFORD CON."

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

Verso, top left corner, handwritten in black ink: "40,574"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 3 3/4 inches equals 20 miles

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