Gift of the estate of Henry A. Castle, 1962.106.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of City of Hartford

PublisherPublished by the Connecticut Valley Guide Co. American

Date1927

MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper, in paper folder

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 7/8 x 19 1/8in. (32.7 x 48.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 25in. (34.9 x 63.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the estate of Henry A. Castle

DescriptionPocket map of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, oriented east-west on the sheet so that the Connecticut River appears at the bottom. The streets are labeled, as are parks. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad runs through town. Street railways are shown on Maple Avenue, New Britain Avenue, Broad Street, Zion Street, Wethersfield Avenue/Main Street, Windsor Avenue, Albany Avenue, Farmington Avenue, Capitol Avenue, Fairfield Avenue, Washington Street, Blue Hills Avenue, and Asylum Avenue. On the left is a street index.

Object number1962.106.1

InscribedFront cover, printed in black ink: "MAP OF / HARTFORD / CONNECTICUT / Showing Streets / Automobile Routes / City Parks / Street Railway / AND / Railroad Lines / PRICE 25c / Published by / Connecticut Valley Guide Co. / Springfield, Massachusetts / Hartford, Connecticut"

Recto of map, top left corner, handwritten in pencil: "69099"

Top left corner, printed in black ink: "Map of / CITY OF HARTFORD / CONNECTICUT / Published by / Connecticut Valley Guide Co. / Springfield, Massachusetts / Hartford, Connecticut / Copyright / Connecticut Valley Guide Co. / 1927"

Top left corner, printed in black ink: "SHOWING / Automobile Routes / City Parks / Street Railway and Railroad Lines"

Bottom right corner, printed in black ink: "Map of / CITY OF HARTFORD / Published by / Connecticut Valley Guide Co. / SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS / Copyright / Connecticut Valley Guide Co. / 1927"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 2 inches equal 1 mile

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