Map of the railroads of Connecticut to accompany the report of the Railroad Commissioners
MakerMade by
Samuel D. Tilden
(American, 1828 - 1893)
PrintmakerLithographed by
Bingham & Dodd
(1860 - 1878)
PublisherPublished by the
Board of Railroad Commissioners
(American, 1854 - 1911)
Date1879
MediumLithography; black and green printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 1/8 x 27in. (53.7 x 68.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/4 x 28 1/4in. (57.8 x 71.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/4 x 28 1/4in. (57.8 x 71.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Connecticut, from Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. It shows the railroad lines in the state: New York, New Haven and Hartford; Danbury and Norwalk; Housatonic; New Haven and Northampton; Boston and New York Air Line; Naugatuck; Connecticut Western; Connecticut Central; Connecticut Valley; New London Northern; Norwich and Worcester; New York and New England; and New York, Providence and Boston Railroads. Most of the railroads are denoted with solid black lines, but some have broken solid lines, which might indicate lines not yet built. The railroads in the surrounding states are also labeled.
Object number2012.312.139
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 6 milesOn View
Not on view
Kellogg & Bulkeley
1910-1915
