Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2006 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of Connecticut

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

PublisherPublished by Baker & Tilden founded 1869

Date1869

MediumLithograph; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 x 27 3/4in. (43.2 x 70.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 28 1/2in. (45.7 x 72.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, which are outlined in broken solid and dotted lines and labeled, and towns, which are outlined in broken solid lines and labeled. Railroads are clearly marked: Danbury and Norwalk; Boston, Hartford and Erie; Housatonic; Shore Line; New Haven and Northampton; New Haven, Hartford and Springfield; New London Northern; Hartford, Providence and Fishkill; and Norwich and Worcester Railroads. Natural features include rivers, ponds and lakes, islands and harbors.

Object number2006.115.0

MarkingsRecto, bottom left, printed in black ink on sticker: "Maps / Box / 321 / (993469)"

Verso, bottom right, stamped in blue ink: "THE CONNECTICUT / HISTORICAL SOCIETY"InscribedRecto, bottom, printed in black ink: "MAP / OF / CONNECTICUT / BY / BAKER & TILDEN / Scale 4 1/2 Miles to an Inch / Kellogg & Bulkeley Lith. Hartf'd Con."NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 4 1/2 miles

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