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A new and correct map of Connecticut: one of the united states of North America

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Title
A new and correct map of Connecticut: one of the united states of North America
Names
Blodget, William (Cartographer)
Allen, Joel Knott, 1755-1825 (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1792-03
Place: Middletown, [CT]
Publisher: Printed for the publisher
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5563
Topics
Connecticut
Genres
Maps
Illustrations
Prints
Cartouches (Graphic)
Notes
Statement of responsibility: From actual survey humbly dedicated by permission to his excellency Samuel Huntington Esquire governor and commander in chief of said state by his most humble servant William Blodget. ; Joel Allen script et sculpt.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 3, page 315, column 2, row 1 ; Evans 24124 ; Wheat & Brun (2nd. rev. ed.), 273
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:202,752 (W 73°43ʹ--W 71°47ʹ/N 42°03ʹ--N 40°56ʹ).
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 map : engraving, hand colored ; 69 x 87 cm, sheet 77 x 93 cm
Description
Shows counties, towns, court houses, churches, mills and roads; includes cartouche at lower right with a man in a rowboat rowing towards a ship. Relief shown pictorially. State no. II.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 681477678
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644370
Folder number: US044.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 33856b00-1e46-0136-0671-0510c3d21c3e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new and correct map of Connecticut" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1792-03. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40e501d0-1e46-0136-eba8-5fc58cc0e1cc

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new and correct map of Connecticut" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40e501d0-1e46-0136-eba8-5fc58cc0e1cc

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1792-03). A new and correct map of Connecticut Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40e501d0-1e46-0136-eba8-5fc58cc0e1cc

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A new and correct map of Connecticut