Connecticut

PrintmakerEngraved by William Barker American, active 1792 - 1805

Date1816?

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (14 x 19.1cm)
Platemark (width only): 8 1/8in. (20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/8 x 10 1/2in. (20.6 x 26.7cm)

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. Population centers appear to be denoted with open circles. Elevation is conveyed with clusters of peaks. Many small rivers are shown in addition to the Connecticut, Stratford (Housatonic), and Thames Rivers. Harbors, points, islands, and ponds are also depicted.

Object number1946.16.6

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT."

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

Right side, handwritten in pencil: "Carey [?] + Warner / G.a. 1816"

Verso, top right side, handwritten in red ink: "55507"

Top right side, handwritten in pencil: "#32"

Center, handwritten in pencil: "55507"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "MAP BOX / 32"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "55507"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 11/16 inches equals 10 miles

Date Note: Though a pencil inscription indicated that this map appeared in an 1816 atlas, internal evidence suggests that a date in the 1790s is much more likely.

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