COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Map Collection
mediaCollectionId
JCBMAPS~1~1
JCB Map Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
M1600
accession_number
M1600
Accession Number
false
File Name:
M1600-2
file_name
M1600-2
File Name
false
Call number:
Cabinet Cb777 RoB780
call_number
Cabinet Cb777 RoB780
Call number
false
Map title:
Connecticut and Parts adjacent.
map_title
Connecticut and Parts adjacent.
Map title
false
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam
place_of_publication
Amsterdam
Place of Publication
false
Publisher:
bÿ Covens and Mortier and Cóvens junior
publisher
bÿ Covens and Mortier and Cóvens junior
Publisher
false
Publication date:
1780
publication_date
1780
Publication date
false
Map size height:
52.3 cm.
map_size_height
52.3 cm.
Map size height
false
Map size width:
59.6 cm.
map_size_width
59.6 cm.
Map size width
false
Item description:
engraving, hand coloring
item_description
engraving, hand coloring
Item description
false
Geographical description:
Map of Long Island, New York, and Connecticut. Cartographic elements include scale, routes of roads, location of rivers, and some topographical details. Decorative cartouche shows bucolic scene of a town with church, cattle or domestic animals, and dwellings.
geographical_description
Map of Long Island, New York, and Connecticut. Cartographic elements include scale, routes of roads, location of rivers, and some topographical details. Decorative cartouche shows bucolic scene of a town with church, cattle or domestic animals, and dwellings.
Geographical description
false
References:
Thompson, E. Maps of Connecticut before 1800, p. 42; Phillips, P.L. Notes on ... Bernard Romans, p. 86-88
references
Thompson, E. Maps of Connecticut before 1800, p. 42; Phillips, P.L. Notes on ... Bernard Romans, p. 86-88
References
false
Geographic Area:
North America
geographic_area
North America
Geographic Area
false
Historical notes:
Bernard Romans was a British surveyor who was active surveying the New York area, as well as the Florida area. He joined the colonial forces during the American Revolution. Later he planned fortifications on the Hudson River, and made maps of the region around the Hudson Highlands.Romans' map of Connecticut was originally published in Hartford in 1777. This Dutch edition includes revisions in the depiction of Long Island, probably added from Romans' personal knowledge.
historical_notes
Bernard Romans was a British surveyor who was active surveying the New York area, as well as the Florida area. He joined the colonial forces during the American Revolution. Later he planned fortifications on the Hudson River, and made maps of the region around the Hudson Highlands.Romans' map of Connecticut was originally published in Hartford in 1777. This Dutch edition includes revisions in the depiction of Long Island, probably added from Romans' personal knowledge.
Historical notes
false
Normalized date:
1780
normalized_date
1780
Normalized date
false
Creator:
Bernard Romans
creator
Bernard Romans
Creator
false
Creator:
Hendrick Kloekhoff
creator
Hendrick Kloekhoff
Creator
false