Connecticut Historical Society collection 2012.312.155 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Socie…

General Highway Map, Hartford County, Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Connecticut State Highway Department American, 1895 - 1969

PublisherPublished by Federal Works Agency American, 1939 - 1949

Date1938

MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 5/8 x 28 7/8in. (44.8 x 73.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 5/8 x 31in. (47.3 x 78.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Hartland, Granby, East Granby, Suffield, Enfield and East Windsor, Connecticut, in Hartford County, from the state line of Massachusetts to the north; the Tolland county line to the east; the Litchfield county line and Canton, Simsbury, Bloomfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks and South Windsor town lines to the south; and the Litchfield county line to the west. Landmarks include Tunxis State Forest and Old Newgate Prison. Highways and roads of various surfaces are prominently featured, with bridges; airways; railroads; drainage systems (streams, rivers, marshes, reservoirs, lakes, etc.); public, private and industrial buildings; and conservation and recreation areas also depicted. The symbols and lines used to denote these features are explained on the legend, located below the map.

Object number2012.312.155

InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP / HARTFORD COUNTY / CONNECTICUT / PREPARED BY THE / CONNECTICUT STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT / IN COOPERATION WITH THE / FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY / PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION / DATA OBTAINED FROM / STATE-WIDE HIGHWAY PLANNING SURVEY / LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTION / 1938"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "SEE SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET A FOR ENLARGED AREAS"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "SHEET 1 OF 6 MAP SHEETS AND 1 SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET / GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 1 mile