Museum purchase, 1979.96.3 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Johnson's Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

PublisherPublished by Alvin Jewett Johnson American, 1827 - 1884

Date1864

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 7/8 x 23in. (42.9 x 58.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 26 1/2in. (45.7 x 67.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, with portions of New York State to the west, Vermont and New Hampshire to the north, Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay to the east, and Long Island and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Towns, counties, railroads, major rivers, and lighthouses are shown. An inset map shows the city of Boston and surrounding towns.

Object number1979.96.3

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in blue ink, "THE CONNECTICUT / 80432 / HISTORICAL SOCIETY" "CtHi"InscribedOn recto, lower right, printed in black ink, "JOHNSON'S / MASSACHUSETTS, / CONNECTICUT / AND / RHODE ISLAND."
On verso, upper right, in pencil, "Map Bos 119"; lower left, in pencil, "Map Box / 119"
NotesCartographic Note: 2 7/8 inches = 30 miles

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