Map of the Mouth of the Connecticut River and Saybrook Harbour.

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• ARTIST: William Henry Swift

• MEDIUM: Stone engraving,

  DATE: 1838.

• EDITION SIZE: 34 1/2 x 28 3/4" (87.7 x 73.3 cm) plus narrow margins.

• DESCRIPTION: A large scale map showing the waters in the vicinity of Saybrook, Connecticut. The coastal features are well defined and the street grid for the town locates numerous buildings along main street. Saybrook lighthouse is clearly shown on the western side of the mouth of the Connecticut River. At Griswold's or Eastern Point a single apple tree is drawn and labeled "Leaning Apple tree." Locates Saybrook Point, Lines (Lynde) Point, Great Island, and Kelly's Island. Also noted are the numerous "fishing piers" in the river. This fine lithographic map is a reduced version of the survey map by J.W. Adams and was made under the direction of Capt. W.H. Swift. Drawn by Washington Hood and M.H. Stansbury. Hood and Stansbury were destined for future fame. Engraved by W.J. Stone.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition save for some occasional minor fox marks.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps