Museum purchase, 1979.96.4 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Connecticut and Rhode Island

PublisherPublished by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford American, 1802 - 1887

Date1835

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 10 1/8in. (19.7 x 25.7cm)
Platemark (height x width): 8 7/8 x 11 3/8in. (22.5 x 28.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 12 1/2in. (24.1 x 31.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of Connecticut and Rhode Island, with Massachusetts to the north and east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. Connecticut is outlined in red with its counties outlined in green; Rhode Island is outlined in green with its counties outlined in red. Towns are marked with circles. The two proposed railroads depicted are one route between Waterford, Connecticut to the Massachusetts border, and between Stonington, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. The Farmington Canal and the Blackstone Canals are shown as finished canals, with one proposed canal appearing in the northwest corner of Connecticut. Physical features include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks, rivers, ponds, and islands.

Object number1979.96.4

MarkingsVerso, left side, stamped in blue ink: "THE CONNECTICUT / 80433 / HIS O [illegible] SOCIETY"

Center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, left side, printed in black ink: "29"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT / AND / RHODE ISLAND"

Verso, top right corner, handwritten in pencil: "Map / Box / 130"

Bottom left corner, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box / 130"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 15 miles

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