The Road Now Laid
SurveyorSurveyed by
Nathaniel Spencer
American, active 1802
Date1802
MediumDrawing; ink and watercolor on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 13/16 x 22 1/16in. (42.7 x 56cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 22 1/16in. (43.2 x 56cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 22 1/16in. (43.2 x 56cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionManuscript map showing a new road (the "road now laid") as it intersects with Talcott Mountain Turnpike and Farmington Turnpike, and crosses the Woods River in Hartford, Connecticut. The Connecticut River runs the length of map from top to bottom on the right side. Notable landmarks along the new road include the State House, William Lord's Road and house, Gulley Brook and Quaker Arnold's house. At the intersection of Talcott Mountain Turnpike and the new road is Clark's Tavern, and along the Talcott Mountain Turnpike several mile stones are marked.
Object number2012.312.12
MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"Bottom, handwritten in pencil on label: "1055"InscribedRecto, lower left, handwritten in black ink: "Laid by a Scale of 4 Inches to one mile - / The red line is the old Turnpike road - / The yellow line is the road now laid - / The dotted line is the Farmington turnpike road - / The distance saved by the road now laid is 36 bhs. 44 Ls. / Performed 9th Septem. 1802- / By N. Spencer, Surveyor / Copys"
Verso, top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / Flat / 28"
Left, handwritten in black ink: "Copy of Nath Spencer / Survey of Road / between Hartford & / West Hartford"NotesCartographic Note: 4 inches = 1 mile ; Roads and rivers shown in color ; Coordinates indicated.
Subject notes: Woods River as seen on the map is the name that was given to the north and south branches of the Park River in the West End of Hartford, Connecticut. Gulley [Gully] Brook flows south through Keney Park and is now covered over between Vine and Garden streets in Hartford. An 1801 advertisement for a "house for sale" locates Clark's Tavern in West Hartford.
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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