Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1985.208.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Societ…

Picnic Areas

PublisherPublished by Connecticut State Highway Department American, 1895 - 1969

Date1946

MediumSerigraphy; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 16 7/8in. (30.2 x 42.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 7/8 x 16 7/8in. (30.2 x 42.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with the the border of Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The map shows the highways and picnic areas in the state, both of which are marked with symbols.

Object number1985.208.0

MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 171"

Verso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "CONNECTICUT / HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT / PICNIC AREAS"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "REVISED TO 6-1-46"

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "ISSUED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY."

Verso, right side, printed in black ink: "PICNIC AREAS / CONNECTICUT / HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PICNIC / AREA LOCATIONS ARE SHOWN / ON THE MAP INSIDE. SIGNS / SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON / THIS COVER ARE USED / TO IDENTIFY THESE / AREAS ON THE HIGHWAYS / PREPARED FOR FREE / DISTRIBUTION BY / THE STATE / HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT / 1946"

Top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / Flat / 21"

Center, handwritten in pencil: "85422"

NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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