A map of the most inhabited part of New England
DraftsmanDrawn by
W. Dall
American
After a work byAfter a work by
Georges Louis LeRouge
French, 1707 - 1790
Dateafter 1777
MediumDrawing; Black ink on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 41 3/8 x 18 3/4in. (105.1 x 47.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 42 3/4 x 19 1/4in. (108.6 x 48.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 42 3/4 x 19 1/4in. (108.6 x 48.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPart of a map of New England and part of New York State, with what is now Vermont to the north, the outline of New Hampshire to the east, the Long Island Sound and Long Island to the south, and Part of New York State to the west. Only the outlines of Massachusetts and Connecticut have been completed, although Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut, have been labeled, and some of the small rivers in the area filled in. Rivers, mountains, bays, harbors, islands and lakes are the natural features depicted. Elevation is shown with clusters of peaks. Dwellings, forts, meeting houses and "Indian habitations" are depicted with symbols defined in the Explanation list.
Object number2012.312.209
MarkingsTop and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on stickers: "MAPS / Drawer / 85"InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in black ink: "Observations on which this MAP is grounded" [with geographic coordinates of New York]Top left, handwritten in black ink: "Long Island, New York Harbor and Course of Hudsons / River, to Lydius or Nicholsons Fort, are laid down from very / larg and particular Surveys wth. that of Hazzen & others. / Wood Creek wth. St. Sacrament & part of Champlain / Lake from a French Survey."NotesCartographic Note: no scale
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