Map of Simsbury, Conn. 1642-1935
DraftsmanDrawn by
William Floyd Hamilton
American, 1903 - 1994
Date1935
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 x 22in. (76.2 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 35 x 25in. (88.9 x 63.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 35 x 25in. (88.9 x 63.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William C. Conklin
DescriptionMap of Simsbury with Hartland, Granby, East Granby, Suffield, and Southwick, Massachusetts to the north; Bloomfield (Wintonbury) to the east; Avon to the south; and Canton and Barkhamsted to the west. Rivers, brooks, and ponds are shown and named. Hills and mountains are shown and named and elevation is indicated by hachure marks. Modern and early roads and Indian trails are shown. The Connecticut Western Railroad is shown with its date. The route of the Farmington Canal is indicated by a broken blue line. Old boundary lines are shown and dated. Other features include the First and Second Fairgrounds, the McLean Game Refuge, the probable location of the Great Fort. A key gives the location of old houses with the names of the builders, dates, and names of current (1935) owners. A second key lists other places of interest. A compass at lower right indicates the direction of true north and magnetic north. A scale of feet and miles is at lower right.
Object number1971.71.15
MarkingsOn verso, upper left, stamped in blue ink, "THE CONNECTICUT / 82349 / HISTORICAL SOCIETY"InscribedOn recto, lower right, printed in black ink, "MAP OF / SIMSBURY / 1642-CONN.-1935 / AUTHORIZED BY / SIMSBURY TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE ON HISTORY AND / PUBLICATIONS / FOR / THE CONNECTICUT TERCENTENARY / INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM / TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, TOWN / RECORDS AND TRADITION."On verso, upper left, in pencil, "82349"NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals one half mile
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