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):
General atlas for Carey's edition of Guthrie's geography improved
Description:
Subject: Map of the state of Connecticut with a small cartouche at lower right with the state seal of Connecticut and Latin inscription "Qui transtulit sustinet."
Engraver:
Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832
Publisher:
M. Carey (Firm)
Name on Item:
Delineated & engraved by A. Doolittle N. Haven.
Date:
[1795]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
Connecticut--Maps
Places:
Connecticut
Extent:
1 map : engraving ; 31 x 38 cm., on sheet 38 x 48 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
Philadelphia : Mathew Carey
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:450,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=476122
Notes:
Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
Relief shown pictorially.
"Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's geography improved."
From General atlas for Carey's edition of Guthrie's geography improved, Philadelphia, 1795 (Bristol B9043; Shipton & Mooney 47370).
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.