New Map of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Samuel D. Tilden
American, 1828 - 1893
PrintmakerLithographed by
Bingham & Dodd
1860 - 1878
Date1872
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, lined with paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 3/4 x 27in. (52.7 x 68.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 3/4 x 27 3/4in. (55.2 x 70.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 21 3/4 x 27 3/4in. (55.2 x 70.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 3/4 x 27 3/4in. (55.2 x 70.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 21 3/4 x 27 3/4in. (55.2 x 70.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPocket 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; Connecticut Western; Hartford, Providence and Fishkill; New Haven, Middletown and Willimantic; 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 number1951.38.0
MarkingsInside front cover, printed in blue ink on white sticker: "Connecticut Historical Society / No. / PRESENTED BY"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "TILDEN'S / NEW MAP / OF / CONNECTICUT"Inside front cover, top left, handwritten in red ink: "59829"
Top left, handwritten in pencil: "3931. (CHS. $5.00 / 3931 [circled] iv|iv|5i"
Top right, handwritten in pencil: "MAPS / Shelf / 59829"
Recto, bottom center, printed in black ink: "NEW MAP / OF / CONNECTICUT/ Published by S.D. TILDEN, / HARTFORD 1872. / Scale 4 1/2 Miles to an Inch. / Entered according to act of Congress in 1871 by S.D. Tilden in the Clerks Office of the U.S. District Court of Connecticut."
Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "Total of 1870 = 537,886"
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Bingham & Dodd, Steam Lith. Printers."NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 4 1/2 miles
Collections
- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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