Museum purchase, 1969.67.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Charles Desilver American, 1814 or 1815 - 1876

Date1859

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/8 x 15in. (31.4 x 38.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 17 3/8in. (34.9 x 44.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, which are labeled and delineated with broken solid lines, and towns, which are also labeled and delineated with solid lines. "Leading roads," common roads and railroads are the transportation routes shown, marked with different lines. The locations of courthouses, churches and taverns are also shown and marked with different symbols. Natural features include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks, ponds and lakes, islands and points. In the bottom right corner are two inset maps of Hartford and New Haven. To the left of the map is a statistical table containing information about the populations of various counties and towns in Connecticut, as well as historical population data.

Object number1969.67.1

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in pencil: "73088"

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "MAP OF / CONNECTICUT / PUBLISHED BY / CHARLES DESILVER / No. 714 Chestnut Street Philadelphia"

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by Charles Desilver in the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylania"

Verso, top right corner, handwritten in pencil: "8188"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: About 9/16 inches equals 5 miles

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