New Map of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Samuel D. Tilden
(American, 1828 - 1893)
PrintmakerLithographed by
Bingham & Dodd
(1860 - 1878)
Date1879
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 x 27 1/4in. (53.3 x 69.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 x 29 3/4in. (58.4 x 75.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barclay Robinson
Object number1950.561.1
DescriptionPcoket map of the state of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, the border of Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound, and the border of New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, which are outlined in red, and towns, which are colored red, green, pink, yellow, blue or peach. Roads and railroad lines are depicted on the map, including the Portchester and Ridgefield; New York, New Haven and Hartford; New Haven and Northampton; Housatonic; Shepaug; Boston and New York Air Line; Shore Line; New London Northern; and Norwich and Worcester Railroads. Population tables for the towns in each county are shown on the left and right sides of the image.
Label TextWas there ever such a thing as an "old map" of Connecticut? Map publishers always touted their wares as new and up-to-date, essential qualities in maps in a time when the face of Connecticut was changing rapidly, as new towns were added and new roads and railroads were built. Although the various editions of Tilden's "New Map of Connecticut" all look pretty much the same to the casual observer, they were updated to show new towns. This 1879 map includes three towns towns that were incoroporated in the 1870s: Beacon Falls (1871), Newington (1871), and Thomaston (1875).
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 4 1/2 milesStatus
Not on view
Kellogg & Bulkeley
1910-1915