Museum purchase, 1993.171.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of Lands and Water Power for sale by Oliver and James Moore Erving and Montague, Mass.

SurveyorSurveyed by James Stevens American, active 1856

SurveyorSurveyed by S. Moore American, active 1856

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 17 5/8in. (35.6 x 44.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 18 3/4in. (37.5 x 47.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap showing property located near Grout's Corner on Miller's River in Erving and Montague, Massachusetts. The Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad runs through the property; a hotel and a railroad depot are shown on Wendell Road at Grout's Corner. The roads to Greenfield, Northfield, Montague, and Erving are also indicated, as well as a proposed dam and canal, and the houses of M. Grout and J. Moore. Small trees are used to indicate that most of the land is wooded; a meadow is also indicated. A compass showing "True North" and "North by Compass" is at the upper left.

Object number1993.171.0

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in blue ink, "CtHi"InscribedOn recto, upper right, printed in black ink, "MAP / OF / Lands and Water Works / for sale by / OLIVER AND JAMES MOORE / Erving and Montague, / Mass."; lower right, printed in black ink, "WATER POWER / Height of proposed Dam........10 Feet / Fall, from bottom of Dam to bend in River.......17 [Feet] / Whole Head and Fall........ 27 Feet."
On verso, upper left, in pencil, "Maps / Flat / 144"; center, "91684"NotesCartographic Note: 1 inch = 400 feet

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