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A correct map of Connecticut: from actual survey

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Item data

Title

A correct map of Connecticut: from actual survey

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Connecticut

Names

Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1797
Place: New Haven, Conn.?
Publisher: publisher not identified

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5562

Subjects

Connecticut

Genres

Maps
Early Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Engraved by A. Doolittle, New Haven.
Content: Shows cities, court and meeting houses, roads, mountains, county lines, etc.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Prime meridian: London.
Citation/Reference: "Engraved for Dr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut," 1797, v. 1.
Citation/Reference: Appears in : Trumbull, Benjamin. A complete history of Connecticut. New Haven: Published by Maltby, Goldsmith and Co. and Samuel Wadsworth, 1818.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 33 x 41 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 46636013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644369
Other local Identifier: US044.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00053ab0-3270-0134-358f-00505686a51c

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1797

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A correct map of Connecticut: from actual survey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1797. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00053ab0-3270-0134-358f-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1797). A correct map of Connecticut: from actual survey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00053ab0-3270-0134-358f-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A correct map of Connecticut: from actual survey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00053ab0-3270-0134-358f-00505686a51c

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