Thompsonville
SurveyorSurveyed by
Chauncey Barnard
American, 1806 - 1876
PrinterPrinted by
Nathaniel Currier
American, 1813 - 1888
Date1849
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 3/4 x 26 5/8in. (55.2 x 67.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (56.8 x 69.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 22 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (56.8 x 69.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (56.8 x 69.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 22 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (56.8 x 69.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Thompsonville, Connecticut, oriented east-west on the sheet so that Thompsonville appears to be located north of the Connecticut River, while it actually lies east. Houses and businesses are shown, as are buildings owned by the Enfield Manufacturing Company. At the top of the sheet is the factory pond, and crossing the stream that leads from it to the river is the New Haven, Hartford and Springfield Railroad line. On the left side is a numbered list of references that corresponds to many of the buildings on the map. The list contains the name of the store or the owner's name, how many stories it had, and what materials with which it was constructed.
Object number2012.312.20
MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners and bottom right corner, printed in black ink on stickers: "MAPS / Drawer / 91"InscribedRecto, left side, printed in black ink: "THOMPSONVILLE. / From actual Survey by / Chauncey Barnard, Engineer, / Decr. 1849."Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Lith. of N. Currier, N.Y."NotesCartographic Note: 1 inch equals 100 feet
Constituent Note: The Nathaniel Currier who printed this map is the same Nathaniel Currier who later became a partner of James Merritt Ives. Currier & Ives (1857-1907) were the most famous American lithographers of the nineteenth century.
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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