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Map of Union Ville, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut

SurveyorSurveyed by William C. Stanton American, 1807 - 1877

DraftsmanDrawn by William C. Stanton American, 1807 - 1877

Date1855-1856

MediumDrawing; ink, pencil and watercolor on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 50 1/4 x 47 7/8in. (127.6 x 121.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 51 7/8 x 51 1/8in. (131.8 x 129.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionManuscript map of Unionville, in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, extending from the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad and Gladding's Mill to the north, the Union Ville Company's pond to the east, and the Moosup River to the south and west. The map details the Plainfield Union Company's property on the Moosup River, including its mills and other buildings, headrace and tailrace, pond, and houses. Lines of latitude and longitude are penciled in on all four sides. At the top, there is an inset of Union Pond, the Head Race, and the West End Tail Race, and to the right of the map is an eight-point compass and north arrow.

Object number2012.312.181

MarkingsRecto, bottom right corner, stamped in brown ink: "Map Room"

Bottom right corner, stamped in black ink: "351194"

Bottom left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / FLAT / 3"InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in black ink: "Map / OF / UNION VILLE PLAINFIELD / WINDHAM COUNTY / Connecticut / Surveyed & Drawn BY WM. C. STANTON OF VOLUNTOWN / PLAINFIELD UNION COMPANY Former Proprietors / SAMSON ALMY / Present Proprietor"

Top left, handwritten in black ink: "Area 27a,,0gr,,8 rods Exclusive of River & Pond and Including Highway."

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: Scale 50 feet to 1. Inch"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "[illegible]GZLkP / st 2"

NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 50 feet

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