Description:
Engraved double page from Carey's General Atlas. Shows counties, towns, roads, mountains, waterways, Govenor Chittendon's home, Lyon Iron Works, etc. Outline color. "25" printed below upper left-corner plate mark. Amos Doolittle (May 8, 1754 – February 2, 1832), the engraver of this map, was an American engraver and silversmith, known as "The Revere of Connecticut." A self-taught artist from Cheshire, CT, Doolittle became an expert in copper plate engraving and specialized in scenes of the Revolutionary war. He was sought out by many early Americans eager to learn the art of engraving, including James Wilson and Ralph Earl. Doolittle was also member of the Governor's Second Company of Guards under Capt. Benedict Arnold. He settled in New Haven, Connecticut and is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.

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