Railway map of the New England States
PublisherPublished by
George K. Snow & Bradlee
American, founded 1869
Date1873
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 3/4 x 14 1/8in. (47.6 x 35.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 3/4 x 15in. (52.7 x 38.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 3/4 x 15in. (52.7 x 38.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the New England states, part of New York State along the Hudson River, and part of Canada, with state and country boundaries delineated with broken solid lines. The focus of the map is the railroads, both finished and unfinished, that are depicted across New England, New York and Canada. In Connecticut, the railroads include the New York and New Haven; New Haven, Hartford and Springfield; Canal; the Housatonic; Danbury and Norwalk; Hartford, Providence and Fishkill; New London and Northern; Connecticut Western; New Haven, New London and Stonington; Stonington and Providence; and Norwich and Worcester. The cities in which the railroads stopped are listed and marked with open circles. On the verso, the timetables for mail, steamers, and passenger and freight trains leaving Boston for the week of June 2-8, 1873. At the bottom of the page are five advertisements for businesses in Boston.
Object number2012.312.70
MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on label: "MAPS / Box / 247"InscribedRecto, right side, printed in black ink: "RAILWAY MAP / OF THE / New England States, / PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR / Snow's Pathfinder Railway Guide"Verso, top, printed in black ink: "GEO. K. SNOW & BRADLEE, / PUBLISHERS, / 89 COURT ST., (Room 2,) BOSTON."
Top, printed in black ink: "PATHFINDER RAILWAY GUIDE SUPPLEMENT."
Top right, printed in black ink: "TERMS: / By Mail, $2.50, by Carrier, $3.00 per annum, payable in / advance; this includes the Book, monthly and Supple- / ment weekly. Frames for holding the Supplement, $1."NotesCartographic Note: No scale
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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