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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.117  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
Groton Monument and Fort Griswold.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.117 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Groton Monument and Fort Griswold.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 8 1/4in. (14 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView looking east from New London across the Thames River. The Groton Monument is on the left and Fort Griswold is on the right with a long wall and a couple of small buildings. In between the two there is a road leading down to the river and there are several buildings along its edge
Object number1953.5.117
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.116  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Warner Barber
probably 1836
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John Warner Barber
about 1825
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John Warner Barber
1835
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John Warner Barber
about 1835
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.191  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
John Warner Barber
probably 1835
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.192  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
John Warner Barber
1834
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.217  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Warner Barber
1835
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John Warner Barber
1834
Gift of the Charleston Library Society, 1995.205.4  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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David F. Ransom
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