Town of East Hartford, Connecticut
MakerMade by
Metropolitan District Commission
American, founded 1929
Date1977
MediumLithography; black, green and blue printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 1/4 x 17in. (38.7 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 17 1/2in. (40 x 44.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 17 1/2in. (40 x 44.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of East Hartford, Connecticut, from the town line of South Windsor to the north, Manchester to the east, Glastonbury to the south, and the Connecticut River to the west. The local roads are depicted and labeled, and schools, parks, cemeteries, golf courses, and "open spaces" are colored green, with water depicted in blue, including the Hockanum River, Keeney Cove, Porter Brook and several small unnamed bodies of water. To the left of the map are a street index; a list of schools, libraries and other educational facilities; a list of government office; a list of recreational, cultural and historical places; and a miscellaneous list containing the locations of cemeteries, bridges and other open spaces.
Object number1988.210.0
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "TOWN OF / EAST HARTFORD / CONNECTICUT / 1977"Top left, printed in blue ink: the seal of East Hartford
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "PREPARED BY / THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT / P.O. BOX 800 / HARTFORD CONNECTICUT 06101"
Verso, bottom right corner, handwritten in pencil: "# 088229"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:24,000
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
On View
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Metropolitan District Commission
1972
