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Connecticut Historical Society collection 2012.312.147  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Rail Road Map of New England, Canada & Eastern N.Y. Compiled from the most authentic sources
Connecticut Historical Society collection 2012.312.147 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Rail Road Map of New England, Canada & Eastern N.Y. Compiled from the most authentic sources

Draftsman (American)
Publisher (American, founded before1843)
Date1850
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 24 x 19 3/4in. (61 x 50.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 26 5/8 x 20 5/8in. (67.6 x 52.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the New England states and part of New York State along the Hudson River. An inset map in the lower right corner depicts northern New England and part of Quebec. The state borders are outlined in pink and are further divided into counties, labeled and colored pink, blue or yellow; and towns, labeled and outlined in solid lines. The railroad lines depicted on the map include the Long Island; New York and New Haven; New Haven and Hartford; Canal; Housatonic; Naugatuck; Norwich and Worcester; Stonington; Harlem; Berkshire; Western; Connecticut River; Massachusetts; Providence and Worcester; Bedford and Taunton; Boston and Worcester; Fitchburg; Boston and Lowell; New Hampshire Central; Rutland; Portland, Saco and Portsmouth; St. Lawrence and Atlantic; Vermont Central; and Washington and Saratoga Railroads.
Object number2012.312.147
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: About 1 inch equals 10 miles Bibliographic Note: An 1849 edition of this map is illustrated in DavidRumsey.com. That map is a folding pocket map, a format that would have been especially useful to railroad travelers.
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