Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.236 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

Saybrook Point.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/2 x 7 7/8in. (14 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionView of the peninsula Saybrook Point looking out over the mouth of the Connecticut River. A "meadow" lies in the middle distance and to the right Lady Fenwick's monument is visible. In the distance is a light house on Lynde Point which was later rebuilt in 1839.

Object number1953.5.236

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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