Gift of Horace B. Clark, 1937.38.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The League of Women Voters Map of the County of Hartford Connecticut

DraftsmanDrawn by S. Jerome Hoxie American, 1895 - 1981

PublisherPublished by League of Women Voters of Connecticut American, founded 1921

Date1934

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/4 x 15 1/4in. (45.1 x 38.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 x 17in. (50.8 x 43.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Horace B. Clark

DescriptionPictorial map of Hartford County, Connecticut, with the names of its towns, their dates of settlement and incorporation, and small drawings of notable landmarks or events. The cartouche, which is in the form of a scroll, includes the words "THE LEAGUE OF / WOMEN VOTERS / MAP OF / THE COUNTY / OF / HARTFORD / CONNECTICUT ' Drawings by S. Jerome Hoxie." Vignettes of the Charter Oak and the Connecticut State Seal are included in the cartouche. A compass rose is at the upper left.

Object number1937.38.1

InscribedOn recto, lower right, in cartouche, printed in black ink, "THE LEAGUE OF / WOMEN VOTERS / MAP OF THE COUNTY / OF / HARTFORD / CONNECTICUT / Drawings by S. Jerome Hoxie"; lower left, printed in black ink, "Copyright 1934"
On verso, uppper left, in pencil, "Box / #38"; lower left, in pencil, "Map Box / 38"; lower right, in pencil, "48238" "1937.38.1"NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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