Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.227 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

Pocatonnuc (Poquetanuck), Preston.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionDistant view of Poquetanuck, a village in the town of Preston. A "sawmill" is in the left foreground, behind some large rocks. Houses and other buildings are clustered along the road as it winds into the distance. A "stone wall" divides fields on the right. The large church on the far right is the Episcopal Church. A detail of one of the houses is above the main drawing in the left. Notes above the drawing read, in part: "Sloops can get with[in] 1/2 mile of village at high water / considerable quantities of ship timber & plank exported ... water brought by aqueduc t... sea-faring men live in the village.."

Object number1953.5.227

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

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