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Map Showing Location of Water Pipes

SurveyorSurveyed by Henry W. Ayres American, 1848 - 1912

DraftsmanDrawn by Henry W. Ayres American, 1848 - 1912

Date1878

MediumDrawing; black, red, and blue ink on wove paper on fabric

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 34 1/4 x 46 1/4in. (87 x 117.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 37 x 49in. (94 x 124.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of a portion of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, extending from Masseek Street on the south to a block beyond Sequassen Street on the north, and from Van Dyke Avenue on the east to Hendricxson Avenue on the west. Water pipes are shown in blue and red, with dimensions given. Hydrants are shown in black. The location of an "iron well under depot" and a "stone well near river" are shown. Labeled buildings include a soap factory, a boarding house, a barn, a blacksmith shop, a planing mill, an office, a paint shop, a cartridge shop, a proving house, and a brass foundry. The location of boilers, presumably in the Colt Firearms Manufactory, are indicated. Buildings along Van Block Street and Huyshope Avenue are company housing for the Colt Firearms Manufactory.

Object number1970.27.13

MarkingsOn verso, upper left, stamped in blue ink, "CtHi"; stamped in black ink, "220 13"

Upper right, stamped in black ink, "220"

Lower left, stamped in black ink, "220 13"
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in black ink, "Map / SHOWING LOCATION OF / WATER PIPES / Red lines indicate pipes of Colt's Mfg. Co. / Blue lines indicate pipes of City Water Works / Scale 40 feet to 1 inch."

On verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Pipes in Colt's Meadow"

Lower margin, in blue pencil, "(found [?] 5/25/81) Pipes in Colts Meadow"

Upper left, in black ink, "1970-27-13" "088125"

Upper right, in black ink, "088125" "1970-27-13"NotesCartographic Note: 1 inch equals 40 feet

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