Map of Lands and Water Power for sale by Oliver and James Moore Erving and Montague, Mass.
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)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/4 x 18 3/4in. (37.5 x 47.6cm)
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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