Areas Quarantined for Gypsy Moth and Brown-Tail Moth
PublisherPublished by
United States Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Date1938
MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 32 5/8 x 22 5/8in. (82.9 x 57.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 34 5/8 x 24 1/2in. (87.9 x 62.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 34 5/8 x 24 1/2in. (87.9 x 62.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the eastern United States and part of Canada, from Quebec to the north, New Brunswick to the east, New Jersey to the south, and part of New York to the west. States depicted are New York, New Jersey, part of Delaware, and the New England states. Areas colored green on the map, contained to New England, indicate those only lightly infested with the gypsy moth, while pink, also contained to New England, indicates those generally infested. The brown-tail moth infestation area is marked with a thick solid line, and runs through Maine, Vermont, eastern Massachusetts, and encompasses all of New Hampshire. On the right side of the sheet is an explanation of the gypsy moth and brown-tail moth quarantine.
Object number1990.178.0
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 20 milesOn View
Not on view
Matthews-Northrup Company
1913
