Museum purchase, 1981.144.2 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

17th Century Wethersfield, Connecticut

MakerCompiled by Arthur C. Willard American, 1876 - 1958

DraftsmanDrawn by W. Dudley Birmingham American, 1920 - 2005

After a work byAfter a work by Sherman Wolcott Adams American, 1836 - 1898

Date1951

MediumLithography; brown printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 5/8 x 22 3/8in. (42.2 x 56.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/2 x 23in. (44.5 x 58.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of the town of Wethersfield, Connecticut, as it appeared in the seventeenth century. It extends from the Hartford line to the north, the Great River (Connecticut) to the east, the "Fearful Swamp" to the south, and the Great West Field to the west. The names of landowners are shown in the town center and on Wright's Island, and there is a list near the Great Meadow of landowners whose site locations are unknown. Symbols and letters are used on the map to denote the locations of historic places, which are listed in the bottom right corner. The ten original settlers and ten ministers are listed below the cartouche.

Object number1981.144.2

MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 221"

Verso, bottom right corner, stamped in blue ink: "THE CONNECTICUT / 81200 / HISTORICAL SOCIETY"InscribedRecto, right side, printed in brown ink: "1640-1699 / HEREON FIND THE NAMES OF SOME / 250 LAND OWNERS IN THE VILLAGE / OF WETHERSFIELD AND ITS LOWER LEVELS / TOWARDS THE LONG RIVER - ALSO / OLD TIME NAMES OF LOCALITIES, ETC, / BEFORE THE YEAR 1700, / TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE / SELECTION AND DRAWING BY / Arthur C. Willard AND / H. Ludley Der[illegible]mingham / FEBRUARY, 1951"

Right side, printed in brown ink: "17TH. CENTURY / WETHERSFIELD CONN. / DATA FROM "ANCIENT WETHERSFIELD, / CONNECTICUT" BY JUDGE SHERMAN W. ADAMS / & / HENRY R. STILES AM-MD / CHAPTER VII-VOL. I."NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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