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Image Not Available for South view of Porters Rock, Groton.
South view of Porters Rock, Groton.
Image Not Available for South view of Porters Rock, Groton.

South view of Porters Rock, Groton.

Dateprobably 1836
MediumDrawing; ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/8in. (9 x 13cm)
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionThree large rocky outcroppings with scattered trees. Two small figures stand on the left-hand rock. A small one-story house is at the lower right.
Object number1953.5.120
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. Site of the camp of Captain Mason and his men in 1637, the night before their attack on the Pequot Fort.
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