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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.217  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
New Map of Hartford and West Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.217 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

New Map of Hartford and West Hartford, Conn.

Dateabout 1955
MediumPhoto offset lithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (front image (a) height x width): 20 x 24 7/8in. (50.8 x 63.2cm)
Primary Dimensions (back image (b) height x width): 23 5/8 x 22 1/8in. (60 x 56.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 x 27in. (71.1 x 68.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionTwo-sided map consisting of Hartford and West Hartford on the front (side a), and East Hartford on the back (side b). The map of Hartford and West Hartford extends to the town lines of Bloomfield and Windsor to the north, the Connecticut River and town line of East Hartford to the east, the town lines of Newington and Wethersfield to the south, and the town lines of Farmington and Avon to the west. The map of East Hartford extends from the town line of South Windsor to the north, the town line of Manchester to the east, the town line of Glastonbury to the south, and the Connecticut River and boundary of Hartford to the west.

Both maps have street indexes and show the local roads, bus/trolley routes, steam railroads, parks, hospitals, reservoirs and rivers.
Object number2012.312.217
NotesCartographic Note: Scale, front (a): About 2 1/4 inches equals 4000 feet. Scale, back (b): 3 3/8 inches equals 4000 feet
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