Gift of Ellen E. Flagg and Mrs. Harvey I. Maxson, 1930.11.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …

Map Showing the Lines of Canals and Rail Roads Owned, Leased and Operated by the Delaware and Hudson Rail Road Company, with their Connections.

PrinterPrinted by Weed, Parsons & Co. American, founded about 1849

Date1873

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and color on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 x 28 1/4in. (76.2 x 71.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 1/2 x 29 5/8in. (80 x 75.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Ellen E. Flagg and Mrs. Harvey I. Maxson

DescriptionMap of the northeastern United States and part of Canada, showing the lines of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and Railroad Company. Only part of New England is included, with Connecticut and Vermont and parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire appearing on the map. The different canal and railroad lines are explained in the Explanation List at the bottom right. The lines are also color-coded, although the color appears to have been applied incorrectly to the map. There are several lines that have been colored yellow that should actually have been green, and most of the lines are not colored at all.

Object number1930.11.1

MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Drawer / 83"InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "MAP / Showing the Lines of / Canals & Rail Roads / Owned Leased & Operated by the / Delaware AND Hudson Canal / AND / RAIL ROAD CO. / WITH THEIR CONNECTIONS."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "WEED, PARSONS & CO. ALBANY, N.Y."

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "N.R. Groen to Egren[illegible] Berkshire Co / David Tanner [?] [illegible] " / Jesse Ryder leaving S[illegible] NY"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "Left 7/7b [?]"

Bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "NY to $3 50 ["50" underlined"] NY to Sheffield / $2 75 ["75" underlined] Hillsdale"

Bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "Sheffield - Housatonic RR / Hillsdale - Harlem / 6 miles"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Great Barrington 4 miles"NotesCartographic Note: No scale