The Plan of the Colony of Connecticut in North America
DraftsmanDrawn by
Moses Park
American, 1733 - 1807
Date1766
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on laid paper, lined with paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 1/8 x 29 1/4in. (53.7 x 74.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 5/8 x 29 3/4in. (54.9 x 75.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 5/8 x 29 3/4in. (54.9 x 75.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with the north shore of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south. The state is divided into six counties (Litchfield, Hartford, Windham, Fairfield, New Haven and New London), outlined and filled in with watercolor. Towns are denoted with solid black lines, and population centers with a single building. Lighthouses are shown, as are roads, delineated with two parallel broken solid lines. Natural features include elevation, conveyed with clusters of peaks, rivers, reefs, islands and harbors.
Object number1991.191.0
MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Drawer / 29"Verso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"
Bottom, handwritten in pencil on sticker: "CHO / 1375"InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "To the Right Honourable / THE / Earl of Shelburne / His MAJESTY'S Principal / SECRETARY of STATE / for the Southern Department / This PLAN of the COLONY of CONNECTICUT in / NORTH-AMERICA / Is Humbly Dedicated by his Lordship's / Most Obedient Humble / Servt / Moses Park. / Novr 24. 1766."
Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "90384"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1/4 inch equals 1 mile. Longitude is given as 55.24 degrees west of London. This error of approximately twenty degrees would place Connecticut in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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