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[Map of Connecticut and part of Long Island Sound]
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- Creator
- Jane Renwicke
- Format
- Maps, Atlases
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [1813]
- Physical Details
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- 1 map : manuscript, colored ; 30 x 37 cm
- OCLC
- on1048357859
- Cartographic Data
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Scale approximately 1:1,500,000
- Manuscript map.
- Relief shown by pictorially.
- "Jane Renwick, June 17th, 1813."
- Later handwritten note, partially illegible, states "[aff...] wife of [Com.] Wilkes."
- "From the heirs of Prof. Renwick, donation 5 May, 1868. 404" -- handwritten on acquisition label pasted on in lower right corner.
- This map was made by Jane Renwick at the age of 12. This is a typical example of a map copying exercise that was commonly part of a young woman's education in the early nineteenth century. On April 26, 1826, Jane married Charles Wilkes, who later gained fame as the commander of the United States Exploring Expedition.
- Manuscript and annotated maps in the American Geographical Society Library: a cartobibliography.
- Available through the American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.