Museum purchase, 1949.19.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

An Historical Chart of the Mystic River

DraftsmanDrawn by John E. Dodge American, 1916 - 1978

Date1949

MediumLithography; brown printer's ink on laid paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 3/8 x 14 7/8in. (59.4 x 37.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 5/8 x 16in. (62.5 x 40.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionChart showing the Mystic River, from the Narrows to the north to Ram Island to the south. Water depth is marked in feet. Many of the physical features of the area are labeled, including coves, points, islands and necks, as are the locations of local sites, such as boat yards, yacht clubs, and the Marine Museum (now Mystic Seaport). Old place names are shown in italics and current (as of 1949) in regular text. Below the title are illustrations of seven ships that were built in Mystic: the sloop "hero," a brig, a clipper ship "David Crockett," the clipper "Twilight," the sloop "Annie," the steamer Connecticut, and a five-master schooner. Three other ships are depicted in the chart image area: a Noank smack, a Mystic-built yacht and a Mystic whaleship. In the top right is an inset map of the upper River, from Old Mystic to the north to Mystic in the south.

Object number1949.19.1

InscribedRecto, top left, printed in brown ink: "An Historical Chart of the / MYSTIC RIVER"

Top left, printed in brown ink: "J.E. Dodge del."

Bottom left, printed in brown ink: "© J.E. DODGE 1949"

Verso, top left, handwritten in red ink: "57694"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 3/4 inch equals 1/8 mile

Constituent Note: J. E. Dodge also produced an historical chart of Stonington Harbor, 1649-1949.

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