Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.215 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Soci…

The Century Atlas. New York, Southern Part

PrinterPrinted by the Matthews-Northrup Company American

PublisherPublished by Century Company American, founded 1881

Date1897

MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 x 10 1/2in. (38.1 x 26.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 3/4 x 13 1/2in. (45.1 x 34.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionTwo maps, one of southern New York State, from Kingston, New York, to the north, the boundary with Connecticut to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Delaware, New York, to the west. There is an inset map of the Catskill Mountains in the top right corner of the image area. Below is a map of New York City and vicinity, with an inset map of the Hudson River Valley area. All of the maps use circles of varying sizes to indicate the population sizes of cities and towns. Red lines indicate railroads. Elevation is depicted with hachure marks.

Object number2012.312.215

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, right side, printed in black ink: "THE CENTURY ATLAS. / NEW YORK, / SOUTHERN PART. / Copyright, 1897, by The Century Co., New York. / Size of type indicates relative importance of places."

Center, printed in black ink: "THE MATTHEWS-NORTHRUP CO., BUFFALO, N.Y."

Left side, printed in black ink: "THE / HUDSON / from / YONKERS to / KINGSTON."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "NEW YORK CITY / and Vicinity"

NotesCartographic Note: Map of New York, Southern Part: 1 inch equals 16 miles. Map of Catskill Mountains: 1 inch equals 8 miles. Map of the Hudson: 1 inch equals 8 miles. Map of New York City: 1 inch equals 4 miles.

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