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Map of Connecticut, Western Part
Image Not Available for Map of Connecticut, Western Part

Map of Connecticut, Western Part

Publisher (American, founded 1880)
Date1893
MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 40 1/4 x 27 1/2in. (102.2 x 69.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 40 3/4 x 27 5/8in. (103.5 x 70.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 40 3/4 x 27 5/8in. (103.5 x 70.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the western part of Connecticut extending to New Britain to the east. The eastern portion of New York along the Connecticut border to Unionville is also shown. The state is divided into counties and towns. Transportation infrastructure is prominently depicted on the map, with roads, railroads and cycling routes depicted. The railroad lines shown include the New York, New Haven and Hartford; the Shepaug, Litchfield and New England; New York and New England; and the Reading Railroad System, New England Division. Cycling routes are shown in red and are on roads. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with contour lines; rivers; lakes; marshes; and islands.
Object number2004.165.0
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals almost 2 miles
On View
Not on view
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1988.230.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
1893
Museum purchase, 1956.94.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
1905
Museum purchase, 1993.174.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Blum's Commercial Map Publishing Company
1927-1928
Gift of Martin A. Gilman, 2001.192.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Emergency Relief Commission
1935
Gift of Charles P. Welles, 1928.9.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
1884
Museum purchase, 1981.143.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
about 1849
Museum purchase, 1969.67.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Charles Desilver
1859
Museum purchase, 1986.286.0  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
1850
Museum purchase, 1949.15.0  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Carey & Hart
1839