Map of the Town of Manchester
DraftsmanDrawn by
Herbert R. Fitch
American, 1868 - 1958
PrintmakerEngraved by
Edward F. Fisk
American, 1857 - after 1915
PublisherPublished by
Arthur E. Bowers
American, 1855 - 1925
Date1896
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 1/2 x 13 7/8in. (34.3 x 35.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 16 7/8in. (43.2 x 42.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 16 7/8in. (43.2 x 42.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Manchester, Connecticut, extending to South Windsor to the north, Vernon and Bolton to the east, Glastonbury to the south, and East Hartford to the west. There are six concentric circles radiating out from the corner of Main and Centre Streets in half-mile increments. The Hockanum River runs northeast through the town. The New York and New England Railroad runs east-west through town and South Manchester Railroad runs north-couth between depots. Schools; mills, including Cheney Brothers and Waverley Mills; some businesses; churches and cemeteries are depicted with small rectangles and are labeled.
Object number2012.312.23
MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 195"InscribedRecto, top right, printed in black ink: "MAP OF THE / TOWN OF MANCHESTER / Prepared by H.R. FITCH, for / BOWERS' MANCHESTER DIRECTORY / 1896. / The circles are 1/2 miles apart and are drawn from the / corner of Main and Centre streets as a centre."
Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Copyright, 1896, by Arthur E. Bowers, Manchester, Conn."
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "E.F. FISK, ENGR., N.Y."
Verso, top left corner, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / Flat / 96"
Map Transcription
Names of the business on the map include:
Waverley Mills, Oakland Paper Co., L. & F., Glas. K. Co., Case Bros., Cheney Bros., Brookside Paper Co., H. E. Rogers, M. E. Co., Cowles HotelNotesCartographic Note: No scale
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