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): 22 5/8 x 17 3/8in. (57.5 x 44.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 x 18 1/2in. (78.7 x 47cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 x 18 1/2in. (78.7 x 47cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Windsor and Windsor Locks, in Hartford County, Connecticut, from the town lines of East Granby and Suffield to the north, the Connecticut River to the east, the town line of Hartford to the south, and the town line of Bloomfield and East Granby to the west. Landmarks include Keney Park, the Farmington River and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. 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 to the left of the map.
Object number2012.312.156
InscribedRecto, bottom right corner, 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 left corner, printed in black ink: "SHEET 2 OF 6 MAP SHEETS AND 1 SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET / GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT"
Top, handwritten in blue ink: "Spring / o"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 1/2 mile
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