New Map of Hartford and Suburbs
MakerPossibly compiled by
Luther W. Burt
(American, 1848 - 1921)
PublisherPublished by the
New York Map Publishing Company
(American, 1896 - 1898)
Date1898
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper in paper covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 31 1/2 x 30 3/4in. (80 x 78.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 32 3/4 x 31 3/4in. (83.2 x 80.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1985.214.0
DescriptionMap of the city of Hartford, oriented east-west on the sheet so that the Connecticut River appears at the bottom. City streets are labeled, as are some buildings, shown as shaded rectangles. Most of the buildings are hospitals, schools, hotels, churches, and libraries. The New York and New England and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines run through the center of town. The Park River, Connecticut River and Wethersfield Cove are the physical features depicted.
Label TextWe think of suburbs as separate towns surrounding a major city center, but in the 1890s the term could also apply to outlying residential districts within the city limits. In 1896, an apartment complex on Blue Hills Avenue was advertised in the Hartford Courant as "our new suburb." That is evidently the sense in which the term is used in the title of this map, since the map includes very little beyond Hartford's city limits. The map was advertised for sale by Barrows and Company, a bookstore on Main Street, Hartord, who sold it for twenty-five cents but claimed that it was a bargain at that price, since it was actually worth fifty cents.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleConstituent Note: Although the name "G. W. Burt" appears on the map itself, the name "L. W. Burt" appears on the printed covers. Luther W. Burt was a civil engineer active in Hartford. No trace of G. W. Burt has been found, so it is possible that name is in error.
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