Map of the Railroads of Connecticut, to Accompany the Report of the Railroad Commissioners
MakerPrepared by
Samuel D. Tilden
(American, 1828 - 1893)
PrintmakerLithographed by
Bingham & Dodd
(1860 - 1878)
DistributorDistributed by
William E. Baker
(American, 1830 - 1909)
Date1878
MediumLithography; black and brown printer's inks on wove paper, in card stock covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 7/8 x 26 3/4in. (53 x 67.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 3/4 x 27 1/4in. (55.2 x 69.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Coolidge Hills
Object number1933.37.1
DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut, with part of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and part of New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, which are delineated with lines and labeled. The main focus of the map is railroad lines in Connecticut, which include the Western; Housatonic; Ridgefield and New York; Naugatuck; Danbury and Norwalk; Shepaug; New York, New Haven and Hartford; New Haven and Northampton; Boston and New York Air Line; Hartford, Providence and Fishkill; Connecticut Central; New London Northern; and the Norwich and Worcester. Some of the routes are marked in broken solid lines and some in solid lines.
Label TextThis map was issued to accompany the Railroad Commissioners' regular report to the Connecticut State Legislature, but this copy served an entirely different purpose. It was given out to customers by the Hartford insurance agent, William E. Baker (1830-1909). Baker must have acquired a number of copies of the map and had them reformatted as folding pocket maps to advertise his business. The back cover of the map reads "W. E. Baker, Insurance, Rooms 12 and 13, Trust Co's Building, Hartford, Conn. Represents over / Fifty Million / Cash Assets."
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 6 milesStatus
Not on view
Kellogg & Bulkeley
1910-1915
