Hartford County, Connecticut
MakerCopyrighted by
Rand, McNally & Co.
(American, founded 1868)
DistributorDistributed by
City Bank of Hartford
(American, founded 1851)
Date1909
MediumLIthography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper, in paper covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/8 x 12 7/8in. (44.1 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 14in. (47.6 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2004.156.0
DescriptionPocket map of Hartford County, Connecticut, with part of Massachusetts to the north, part of Tolland County to the east, part of New Haven County to the south, and part of Litchfield County to the west. The county is divided into towns, colored green, yellow, pink or orange. The New York, New Haven and Hartford and Central New England Railroad lines are shown. Street railroad lines are also depicted, but are not labeled. Physical features depicted include rivers, ponds and brooks. The map is folded into covers advertising the City Bank of Hartford.
Label TextIt is was not uncommon for banks and other businesses to give out free maps to their customers in the early twentieth century. The fact that a bank named City Bank was giving out Hartford County maps to customers in 1909 suggests that many of these customers were living outside the city, probably commuters who worked in downtown Hartford but lived elsewhere in the area. During this decade, Hartford's electric trolley system provided good public transportation for such commuters. Some commuters from outlying towns used the railroad to get to work. Only a few people would have driven to work in their own automobiles, though this situation would change as the century progressed.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 2.6 milesStatus
Not on view
