Museum purchase, 1952.100.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of the United States Constructed from the Latest Authorities

PublisherPublished by C. S. Williams American, active 1834 - 1846

Date1833

MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper on paper, in cardboard covers

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 5/8 x 21 1/2in. (42.2 x 54.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/8 x 21 5/8in. (42.2 x 54.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 16 5/8 x 21 5/8in. (42.2 x 54.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionPocket map of the United States, with part of Upper and Lower Canada to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mexico and Missouri Territory to the west. The states are colored pink, green, blue, yellow and peach. Physical features depicted included elevation, conveyed with clusters of peaks, rivers, and lakes. In the bottom left is a statistical table containing the populations of the states and their capitals in 1830. Also folded into the covers is the Traveler's Directory, which contains information about steam boat and canal routes, principal roads, and population information about the states and their towns.

Object number1952.100.0

InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "WILLIAMS' Travellers' Directory / AND / MAP / OF THE / United States / Published in N. York, / BY / BETTS & ANSTICE"

Recto of Traveler's Directory, top: "TRAVELER'S DIRECTORY, / AND / STATISTICAL VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES. / PUBLISHED BY C.S. WILLIAMS, NEW-HAVEN.--1833."

Top, handwritten in black ink: "C. Griswold"

Verso, left side, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 59913"

Recto of map, bottom right, printed in black ink: "MAP / OF THE / UNITED STATES / CONSTRUCTED / From the latest / AUTHORITIES. / Published by C.S. WILLIAMS, New Haven. / 1833."NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 110 miles

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