Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.237 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

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.

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