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Map of New Britain Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company (American, founded 1900)

Date1904-1912

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper mounted on fabric

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 47 1/4 x 38 1/4in. (120 x 97.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 49 3/4 x 40 1/2in. (126.4 x 102.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of New Britain, Connecticut, with Farmington to the north, Newington to the east, Berlin to the south, and Plainville to the west. Streets are identified; many streets are shown with broken lines, suggesting that they are under construction. Ponds and large streams are colored blue. Parks and cemeteries are colored green. Elevation is not indicated. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad runs through town. Dotted lines running along major thoroughfares may indicate street railways. Public buildings, churches, and businesses are shown with their footprints. These include the State Normal School, New Britain General Hospital, the New Britain Institute, the Town Farm, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish Roman Catholic Church, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church and School, the Swedish Lutheran Church, the Swedish Evangelical Bethany Church, Saint Matthew's German Lutheran Church, Saint John's German Lutheran Church, Stanley Works, Corbin Manufacturing Company, Corbin Motor Vehicle Company, North and Judd Manufacturing Company, Russell and Irwin Manufacturing Company, and Landers, Frary and Clark. Private houses are not shown.

Object number2012.312.290

NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals 500 feet Date Note: The Corbin Motor Vehicle Company, which appears on the map, was in business from 1904 to 1912. It might be possible to further refine the date of the map by determining the dates of some of the other, smaller businesses.

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