Museum purchase, 1960.144.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Colton's Connecticut with portions of New York and Rhode Island

PublisherPublished by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. American, founded 1865

PublisherCopyrighted by J. H. Colton & Co. American, founded 1831

Date1867

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 5/8 x 15in. (32.1 x 38.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/8 x 15 3/4in. (34 x 40cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of the state of Connecticut, with part of Massachusetts to the north, part of Rhode Island to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and part of New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, outlined in red, and towns, colored pink, green, or yellow. Railroads are depicted on the map, include the New York and New Haven; Danbury and Norwalk; Naugatuck; Housatonic; Hartford, Providence and Fishkill; New Haven and New London; Norwich and Worcester; Stonington and Providence; and New York and Boston Air Line. Physical features include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; rivers; and lakes/ponds. On the inside of the front cover is an advertisement for maps and atlases sold by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

Object number1960.144.0

InscribedFront cover, gold-tooled: "COLTON'S / MAP OF / CONNECTICUT / G.W & C.B. COLTON & Co."

Recto of map, top left corner, handwritten in pencil: "67440"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "COLTON'S / CONNECTICUT / WITH PORTIONS OF / NEW YORK & RHODE ISLAND. / PUBLISHED BY G.W. AND C.B. COLTON & Co. No. 172 WILLIAM ST. NEW YORK. / 1867"

Bottom, printed in black ink: "Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1855, by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York"

Verso, right side, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 67440"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 10 miles

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