Museum purchase, 1974.117.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of the State of Ohio From the latest and best Authorities; Including the Census of 1830

PrintmakerEngraved by Abner Reed American, 1771 - 1866

PublisherPublished by Silas Andrus about 1789 - 1861

Date1831

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 19 3/8 x 15 3/4in. (49.2 x 40cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 3/4 x 16 1/4in. (50.2 x 41.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionPocket map of the state of Ohio, with Michigan, Canada and Lake Erie to the north; Pennsylvania to the east; Kentucky and Virginia to the south; and Indiana to the west. The state is divided into counties, colored green, blue, yellow or pink. The Ohio and Erie Canal and part of the Miami and Erie Canal are colored red, with the proposed rest of the Miami and Erie Canal colored blue. Physical features include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; lakes; rivers; and prairie lands. In the bottom left corner of the map is a statistical table of Ohio populations in 1791, 1800, 1810, 1820 and 1830. In the inside front cover is a table of populations in Ohio counties in 1830.

Object number1974.117.1

MarkingsVerso, left side, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "OHIO"

Inside front cover, top left, handwritten in pencil: "OD"

Top left, handwritten in pencil: "74958"

Recto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "MAP / OF THE STATE OF / OHIO / From the latest & best Authorities; / Including the Census of 1830. / ENGRAVED BY A. REED, / East Windsor Connecticut; / 1831. / Published by Silus Andrus, Hartford Con."

Verso, left side, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 74958"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 15 miles

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