Map of Eastford, Connecticut
DraftsmanDrawn by
Lennox F. Beach
American, 1903 - 1995
MakerAssisted by
Harold D. Carpenter
American, 1904 - 1977
PublisherPublished by
Eastford Historical Society
American, founded 1966
Date1976
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 3/4 x 15 1/2in. (60.3 x 39.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 x 17in. (63.5 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 x 17in. (63.5 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Eastford, Connecticut, from North Ashford to the north, Fire Tower Road to the east, Hall's Pond to the south, and Axe Factory Road to the west. Numbers presumably corresponding to land lots are marked on the map, and natural features such as rivers, ponds and brooks are labeled. Names include Bungay Brook, Indian Hut Brook, and Slovik Brook. At the bottom left, there is an inset map, labeled "A," of the houses in the area where Route 157A, County Road and Route 198 intersect. At the top right there is an inset map, labeled "B," of Crystal Pond and the residences that surround it.
Object number2012.312.28
MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "Print / Drawer 2B"Top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 276"
Bottom left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 276"InscribedRecto, top right, printed in black ink: "MAP OF / EASTFORD / CONN."
Bottom left, printed in black ink: "PUBLISHED BY THE EASTFORD / HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN THE SPRING / OF 1976 - FROM DATA COMPILED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, AND / SHOWING STREAMS, BOUNDARIES, / DWELLINGS, CEMETERIES & LAKES. / MILES [underlined] / SCALE OF MAP 1:24,000 - OF DETAILS 1:12,000 / CONSULTANT: / HAROLD D. CARPENTER / DRAWN BY / LENNOX F. BEACH"
Verso, top left corner, handwritten in pencil: "Print / Drawer / 2B"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:24,000; inset maps: 1:12,000
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