Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Connecticut Development Commission American, founded 1939

Datepossibly 1973

MediumLithograph; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 5/8 x 21 1/4in. (39.7 x 54cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 22in. (43.2 x 55.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east and New York to the west. The Long Island Sound is not labeled. The state is divided into counties and towns, all of which are labeled. The Housatonic, Connecticut and Thames Rivers are depicted. Many of the towns have been annotated with numbers in red and black representing the number of households and "circulation."

Object number2007.79.0

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in red ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT / DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION"

Bottom center, handwritten in black ink: "ABC = 1973 / Daily = 5 Day = 107, 542 / SAtuRdAy = 95, 976 / SuNdAy = 108, 438"

Bottom left, handwritten in red and black ink: "Red = Households [in red] / BlAck = CiRculAtioN [in black]"

Most of the towns have two numbers written on them, one in red and one in black, representing households and circulation

Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "99697"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 7/8 inches equals 10 miles

Date Note: The number "1973" which appears on the map may not be a date; the map may actually date from much earlier. The Connecticut Devlopment Commission, which issued the map became the Connecticut Development Authority in 1973.

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