Colton's New Township Map of the State of Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
American, founded 1865
Date1886
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 5/8 x 24 1/8in. (44.8 x 61.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 25 1/4in. (47.6 x 64.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 25 1/4in. (47.6 x 64.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPocket map of Connecticut, with part of Massachusetts to the north, part of Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and part of New York to the west. The state is outlined in a thick bright pink line, with counties outlined in thinner pink lines. It is further divided into towns, colored pink, green, yellow, or peach. Railroad lines are depicted, including New York and New Haven; Housatonic; Shepaug; New York, New Haven and Hartford; New Haven and Northampton; Hartford and Harlem; Connecticut Western; Boston and New York Air Line; New York and New England; and New York and New England Worcester Division. Physical features include rivers and lakes/ponds.
Object number1976.131.5
MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "COLTON'S / TOWNSHIP MAP / OF THE STATE OF / CONNECTICUT / G.W. & C.B. COLTON & Co"Inside cover, top left, handwritten in pencil: "77076"
Top right, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 77076"
Top, printed in black ink: "G.W. & C.B. COLTON & CO., / PUBLISHERS OF / MAPS AND ATLASES, / 182 William St., New York. / G.W. COLTON. C.B. COLTON L.A. ROBERTS"
Recto, bottom, printed in black ink: "COLTON'S / New Township Map of / THE STATE OF / CONNECTICUT / G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York 1886."
Bottom, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1879 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the offices of the Librarian of Congress at Washington"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:300,000
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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