Chart of Long Island Sound
Date1827
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 17 1/8in. (17.1 x 43.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 18in. (21.6 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 18in. (21.6 x 45.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionChart of Long Island Sound from New York Harbor to the west to Block Island to the east. The Connecticut coast is to the north and the coast of Long Island is to the south. Lighthouses are indicated. A small sailing vessel is depicted on a course between Fisher's Island and Great Gull Island. Soundings are given. Notations provide additonal information such as "This reef sometimes dry" and "Good Fishing Ground." A scale of statute miles is at lower right.
Object number2007.83.0
MarkingsOn verso, upper right, stamped in red ink, "CtHi", in pencil, "99703?InscribedOn recto, upper left, printed in black ink, "CHART / of / LONG ISLAND / SOUND / 1827"On verso, lower right, in pencil, "2007.83.0"NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals ten miles
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