Connecticut from the best authorities

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Connecticut from the best authorities
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Item Information

Title:
Connecticut from the best authorities
Title (uniform):
American atlas
Description:
Subject: Map of the state of Connecticut with some towns outlined in different colored watercolor.
Publisher:
Reid, John, 1764?-1828
Engraver:
Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848
Name on Item:
B. Tanner del. & sculpt.
Date:
[1796]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
Connecticut--Maps
Places:
Connecticut
Extent:
1 map : engraving ; 36 x 44 cm., on sheet 41 x 49 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
New York : John Reid
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:400,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=476143
Notes:
Prime meridian: Hartford.
Relief shown pictorially.
From The American Atlas, New York : Published by John Reid, 1796 (Evans 31078).
"Engraved for the American edition of Winterbotham's History of America, published by John Reid."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.