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New Map of Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Samuel D. Tilden American, 1828 - 1893

PrintmakerLithographed by Bingham & Dodd 1860 - 1878

Date1879

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 x 27 1/4in. (53.3 x 69.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 x 29 3/4in. (58.4 x 75.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Barclay Robinson

DescriptionPcoket map of the state of Connecticut, with the border of Massachusetts to the north, the border of Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound, and the border of New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, which are outlined in red, and towns, which are colored red, green, pink, yellow, blue or peach. Roads and railroad lines are depicted on the map, including the Portchester and Ridgefield; New York, New Haven and Hartford; New Haven and Northampton; Housatonic; Shepaug; Boston and New York Air Line; Shore Line; New London Northern; and Norwich and Worcester Railroads. Population tables for the towns in each county are shown on the left and right sides of the image.

Object number1950.561.1

MarkingsFront cover, top left, printed in black ink on sticker: "Maps / 58631"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "TILDEN'S / NEW MAP / OF / CONNECTICUT."

Inside cover, top left, handwritten in red ink: "58631"

Recto, bottom, printed in black ink: "NEW MAP / OF / CONNECTICUT / Published by / S.D. TILDEN, / HARTFORD 1879 / Scale 4 1/2 Miles to an Inch."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Bingham & Dodd, Steam Lith. Printers."NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 4 1/2 miles

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