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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.237  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
South view Saybrook.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.237 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

South view Saybrook.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionA view of the peninsula called Saybrook Point with a dock in the foreground. The promontory in the distance is labeled "sand" and "Grass" with a "meadow." In the distance Lady Fenwick's monument is visible, as is a "fish house" on top of Tomb hill. Also in the distance is the lighthouse on Lynde Point, which was rebuilt in 1839.
Object number1953.5.237
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.236  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
    John Warner Barber
    1834
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.235  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
    John Warner Barber
    1834
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.216  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
    John Warner Barber
    1835
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.255  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
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    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.294  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
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    1830