Map of Hartford Area, Connecticut
After a work byAfter a work by
United States Geological Survey
(American, founded 1879)
SurveyorGeology, groundwater conditions and forest boundaries by
Arthur J. Ellis
(American, died 1921)
PrinterPrinted by
A. Hoen & Company
(American, founded 1848)
PublisherPublished by
United States Geological Survey
(American, founded 1879)
Date1915
MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 1/8 x 19 3/8in. (56.2 x 49.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 x 21 1/8in. (63.5 x 53.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 x 21 1/8in. (63.5 x 53.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Hartford, Connecticut, and the surrounding area, from Windsor Locks to the north, the town line of Bolton and the Tolland County line to the east, Rocky Hill to the south, and Farmington and Simsbury to the west. Colors, lines and symbols are used to denote boulder clay or till, rock outcroppings, elevation, woods, ground water, dug or driven wells, drilled wells, and springs. There are numbers next to the wells and springs that correspond to numbers used in tables (not provided). Blue is used to denote water, including rivers, reservoirs, lakes and ponds. City streets are shown, with black squares and dots probably representing buildings. The New York, New Haven and Hartford; New England and Western; and New York and New England Railroads are shown.
Object number2004.157.1
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:62,500On View
Not on view
