Connecticut State Park Picture Plan
PublisherPublished by
Connecticut Forest and Park Association
(American, founded 1895)
Date1929
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 1/8 x 27 1/8in. (51.1 x 68.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 x 29in. (55.9 x 73.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.61
DescriptionPictorial map of Connecticut, depicting state parks. Cities are named and portrayed as built-up clusters of buildings, while elevation is depicted with groups of arrows. The drawings illustrating the state parks symbolize an event that took place there, characterize the name, depict the scenery or portray a popular activity. To the left of the map is a list of the state parks and forests, including their locations and acreage. Highways are included on the map but not labeled, and many of them have a small representation of a car driving along some portion. South of the state, in the Long Island Sound, a steamboat, three-masted sailing vessel, and what appears to be a tugboat pulling another boat behind it. In the bottom right corner is a compass.
Label TextForty state parks and fifteen state forests appear on this 1929 "Picture Plan" of Connecticut's state park system. This represents a remarkable achievement since the state park system had been in existence for little more then fifteen years. This "Picture Plan" was surely meant to celebrate that achievement, not to serve as a guide for actually finding and visiting the parks, since few roads are shown and the locations of the parks are not indicated with any accuracy. In 2012, the state boasted sixty-five state parks, twenty-seven state forests, ten wildlife areas, and one fish hatchery.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
Not on view
Connecticut State Highway Department
1934
