Map of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Parsons & Hills
American, 1835 - 1844
Date1835
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/8 x 10 11/16in. (21.3 x 27.1cm)
Platemark (height x width): 8 7/8 x 11 1/4in. (22.5 x 28.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/8 x 13 1/4in. (28.3 x 33.7cm)
Platemark (height x width): 8 7/8 x 11 1/4in. (22.5 x 28.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/8 x 13 1/4in. (28.3 x 33.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Avis and Rockwell Gardiner
DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. Connecticut is divided into counties, marked with dotted lines and labeled, and towns, also labeled and delineated with solid lines. Roads are conveyed through solid lines. Elevation is portrayed through hachure marks. Rivers, ponds and lakes, points, reefs and islands are shown.
Object number1966.79.0
MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink: "MAPS / Box / 248"Verso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "MAP OF / CONNECTICUT. / Published by PARSONS and HILLS. Hartford, Conn. / 1835."
Verso, top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / Flat / 55"
NotesCartographic Note: No scale
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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