Gift of Frank F. Starr, 1896.10.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of the Central and Direct Land Route from Boston to New York

DraftsmanDrawn by William P. Parrott American, 1810 - 1868

PrinterPrinted by Sharp, Pierce & Company American, 1846 - 1849

Date1847

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 18 3/4in. (20.5 x 47.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 7/8 x 19in. (22.5 x 48.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Frank F. Starr

DescriptionMap of Long Island, most of Connecticut minus the northwest corner, and the eastern part of Massachusetts, depicting the railroad route between New York City and Boston. The railroads are not labeled, but show the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Air Line. Other railroads include the Western Railroad; the New Haven-Springfield Line of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad; the Stonington Railroad; the Providence Railroad; and the Boston and Worcester Railroad.

Object number1896.10.1

InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "MAP / OF THE / CENTRAL & DIRECT LAND ROUTE / From Boston to New York. / Petition of Otis Pettee & others, / 1847. / Wm. P. Parrott Engineer"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "LITH OF SHARP, PEIRCE & CO"

There are several hand-drawn dotted lines, one showing the route of the New York and Erie Railroad, and two showing the New York and Albany Railroad. Several other dotted lines, all running through Connecticut, are not labeled, although a note on the right side reads, "The dotted line is the route Chartered 1847 / from Boston to Rhode island line"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "[99180]"

Verso, top left, handwritten in pencil: "12,602"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: Almost 1/2 inch equals 5 miles

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