Object Number 1961.1783

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

A New DISPLAY of the UNITED STATES

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Engraver, printer and seller)
05/18/1754-01/30/1832
References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Place of Origin

New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

August 14 1803 (1803-1803)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; New Haven Printed & Sold wholesale by Amos Doolittle, August 14 1803.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

20.9 (H) , 16.5 (W) , 20.6 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.1 (H) , 42 (W) , 20.6 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.8-3.0 cm. Laid line frequency: 8-9 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Doolittle, Amos

Publication Date

08/14/1803

Place of Publication

New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 213, p. 318.
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 3, p. 735.