Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Mathew Carey American, 1760 - 1839

PrintmakerEngraved by William Barker American, active 1792 - 1805

Date1801

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 5/8 x 7 1/2in. (14.3 x 19.1cm)
Platemark (height x width): 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 8 7/8in. (19.4 x 22.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineHoadley Fund

DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut, with Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York State to the west. The state is divided into counties that are labeled and delineated with dotted lines. Elevation is conveyed with clusters of peaks, and other natural features include rivers, ponds, islands, harbors, reefs and points.

Object number1946.16.5

InscribedRecto, top, handwritten in pencil: "10 3/4 x 12 1/2"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "W. Barker sculp."

Verso, top left, handwritten in red ink: "55506"

Top right, handwritten in pencil: "Conn P 1367 / 1801 #31"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 2 inches equals 10 miles

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