William Lester, Map of New London and Windham Counties in Conn. from Actual Survey Maps and Books of the American Revolution It was named for a

It was named for a land-grant made to Lombard merchants

just five or six years before the invention of the telescope

from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the west

below Fort Chartres

this map may be the first published reference to the theory

William Lester, Map of New London and Windham Counties in Conn. from Actual Survey Maps and Books of the American Revolution It was named for aLESTER Jr., William (19th Century). [CONNECTICUT] Map of New London and Windham Counties in Conn. from Actual Survey". Engraved map with original hand color. Engraved by Daggett and Ely, New Haven. New Haven, 1833. 35 3 4" x 28 3 4" sheet. Detailed 1833 map of New London and Windham Counties, Connecticut, based on actual surveysreflecting early 19th century land use, infrastructure, and township development.