Appalachian Trail: The Connecticut Trail System
PublisherPublished by
Connecticut Forest and Park Association
American, founded 1895
DraftsmanDrawn by
Ralph A. Wheeler
American, 1893 - 1984
Date1934
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 x 13 1/4in. (68.6 x 33.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 1/8 x 14 1/4in. (71.4 x 36.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 1/8 x 14 1/4in. (71.4 x 36.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionTrail map of the Appalachian and the Mattatuck Trails as they run through Connecticut, from Indian Rocks at the border of New York to Bear Mountain at the border of Massachusetts. Along the routes are circled numbers that mark trail or road junctions, as well as circled "S"es that denote the locations of springs. Other, smaller trails are also included and labeled, as are mountains and their height in feet. The Berkshire Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad runs north-south across the map, and the Southern New England Railroad runs east-west.
Object number2012.312.52
MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink: "MAPS / Box / 202"InscribedRecto, center bottom, printed in black ink: "APPALACHIAN TRAIL / THE CONNECTICUT TRAIL SYSTEM / SCALE 1" = 1 MILE / THE CONNECTICUT FOREST AND PARK ASSOCIATION"Bottom left, printed in black ink: "MAY 10, 1934"
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "R.A. Wheeler, C.E."
Verso, left side, printed in black ink: "REMEMBER / This trail is largely on private / land and used only by the / courtesy of the owner, whose / rights must be respected. / START NO FIRES / INJURE NO VEGETATION / LEAVE NO RUBBISH"
Left side, printed in black ink: "THE / CONNECTICUT / TRAIL SYSTEM / "Follow the Blue Blazes / Appalachian Trail / [rectangular logo of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association] / Connecticut Forest and Park Association / 215 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut / Publication No. 19 M / PRICE, 25 CENTS"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 1 mile
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