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Connecticut and Parts Adjacent

DraftsmanDrawn by Bernard Romans American, 1741 - 1784

PrintmakerPossibly engraved by Abel Buell American, 1742 - 1784

Date1777

MediumEngraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 5/8 x 23 1/2in. (52.4 x 59.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 1/4 x 24 1/4in. (56.5 x 61.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Connecticut with a small part of Rhode Island to the east, Long Island Sound and Long Island to the south, and part of New York State to the west. Counties, cities, towns, rivers, lakes, ponds, and islands are shown. Rows of peaks are used to indicate hills and mountains. New York is identified as "State of New York." The cartouche at lower right represents a village with houses and a church, cows, an old tree with a broken limb and a young vigorous tree.

Object number2005.200.0

InscribedOn recto, lower right, printed in black ink, "CONNECTICUT / and parts adjacent"NotesCartographic Note: Approximately 7/8 inch equals five miles

Technical Note: Several small changes were made to the map during the course of production. This copy of the map appears to be an intermediate state between the first and second states.

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