Colton's New Township Map of the State of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
(American, founded 1865)
Date1886
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 5/8 x 24 1/8in. (44.8 x 61.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 25 1/4in. (47.6 x 64.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 25 1/4in. (47.6 x 64.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPocket map of Connecticut, with part of Massachusetts to the north, part of Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and part of New York to the west. The state is outlined in a thick bright pink line, with counties outlined in thinner pink lines. It is further divided into towns, colored pink, green, yellow, or peach. Railroad lines are depicted, including New York and New Haven; Housatonic; Shepaug; New York, New Haven and Hartford; New Haven and Northampton; Hartford and Harlem; Connecticut Western; Boston and New York Air Line; New York and New England; and New York and New England Worcester Division. Physical features include rivers and lakes/ponds.
Object number1976.131.5
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:300,000On View
Not on view
