Connecticut

MakerMade by Henry Schenck Tanner American, 1786 - 1858

Date1839

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 14 5/8in. (30.5 x 37.1cm)
Platemark (height x width): 12 1/2 x 15 1/8in. (31.8 x 38.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/2 x 17 3/8in. (34.3 x 44.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineBarbour Fund

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, canals 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 number1943.10.1

MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "Map Box / 256 / c. 2 [crossed out]"

Verso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, bottom center, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT / BY H.S. TANNER."

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by H.S. Tanner, in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania"

Right side, printed in black ink: "9"

Right side, handwritten in pencil: "17 1/2 x 20 1/8"

Verso, top left, handwritten in red ink: "54376"

Center, handwritten in pencil: "54376"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "MAP BOX / 5"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "54376"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 9/16 inches equals 5 miles

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