Museum purchase, 1952.99.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of the New England or Eastern States

PrintmakerEngraved by James H. Young American, active 1817 - 1866

PublisherPublished by Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1792 - 1868

Date1839

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 3/8 x 8 1/8in. (26.4 x 20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 5/8 x 9 1/4in. (29.5 x 23.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of New England, including "Lower Canada" (present-day Quebec), New Brunswick and New York. The New England states are colored pink, green or yellow, and each state is divided into counties, delineated with dotted lines. County towns and capitals are marked on the map. Railroads and canals are shown but are not labeled. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed through hachure marks, rivers, lakes, and islands.

Object number1952.99.0

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in black ink: "59903"

Top right, handwritten in pencil: "N.E. 2-" ["2" is underlined]

Bottom, printed in black ink: "No. 6 / MAP OF THE / NEW ENGLAND / OR / EASTERN STATES. / Engraved to Illustrate / MITCHELL'S / School and Family Geography. / EXPLANATION."

Bottom left corner, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut."

Bottom right corner, printed in black ink: "Engraved by J.H. Young"

Verso, top, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box #101"

Center, handwritten in pencil: "59903"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box / 101"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "59903"

NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals almost 50 miles