Museum purchase, 1990.183.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The State of New York from the Most Recent Surveys

PublisherPublished by Eleazer Huntington American, 1789 - 1852

Date1833

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/8 x 20 1/2in. (41 x 52.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 3/4 x 20 1/2in. (42.5 x 52.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionPocket map of New York State, with part of western Massachusetts and Connecticut to the east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Lakes Erie and Ontario to the west and northwest. The state is divided into townships, colored green, blue, pink, or peach. Towns are marked with circles and are labeled. The Erie Canal is shown on the map and in profile below it. Physical features include lakes and rivers.

Object number1990.183.0

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "S. OF NEW-YORK"

Inside cover, top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 89810"

Right side, handwritten in black ink: "J. H. McLaughlin / Buffalo Oct. 7th 1834 / I/T [?]"

Recto, top left, printed in black ink: "The State of / NEW YORK / FROM THE MOST RECENT SURVEYS. / Published by E. HUNTINGTON, Hartford, Conn. / 1833. / Sold by R. & J. O'Hara / Troy N.Y."

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "Copy-Right secured according to Act of Congress."

Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "89810"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals about 19 miles

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