Map of the Town of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn.
SurveyorSurveyed by
E. M. Woodford
American, 1824 - 1862
PrinterPrinted by
Wagner & McGuigan
American, 1845 - 1859
PublisherPublished by
Richard Clark
American
Date1851
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper mounted on fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 5/8 x 43in. (77.8 x 109.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 33 1/2 x 44in. (85.1 x 111.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 33 1/2 x 44in. (85.1 x 111.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the town of New Britain, Connecticut at the left, with Farmington to the north, Wethersfield to the east, Berlin to the south, and Southington and Farmington to the west.; map of the borough of New Britain at the right. Roads and streets are shown and named within the borough. Names of property owners are indicated in the detailed map of the borough and in outlying sections of the town on the other map. The Hartford, Providence, and Fishkill Railroad appears on both maps. Ponds and streams are shown but not named. Elevaton is not indicated. Vignettes surrounding the maps depict Argillo Furnace, Russel, Erwin and Company; Russel and Erwin's Moulding Shop; Russel and Erwin's Office and Packing Room; Russel and Erwin's Lock Factory; Russel and Erwin's Finishing Room; the New Britain Knitting Company; the North Congregational Church; the Episcopal Church; the Normal School; Humphrey House; and the residences of I. N. Lee, F. H. North, F. T. Stanley, and T. W. Stanley.
Object number2012.312.283
MarkingsOn verso, upper left, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "MAPS / Case 3 / No. 6"On verso, upper right, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "MAPS / Case 3 / No. 6"InscribedOn recto, upper left, printed in black ink, "MAP / OF THE TOWN OF / NEW BRITAIN / Hartford County, Conn. / From Original Surveys by / E. M. WOODFORD, SURVEYOR. / PUBLISHED BY / RICHARD CLARK, / 384 Sth Third St. / PHILADELPHIA / 1851 / Wagner & McGuigan Lith. & Steam Press, No. 4 Franklin Place, Phila."
On recto, upper left, in blue ink, "59860"
On recto, lower left, printed in black ink, "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1851, by Richard Clark in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania"
On recto, lower right, in red crayon, "#931 / 55.00"
On verso, upper left, in pencil, "MAPS / Case 3 / No. 6"
On verso, upper right, in pencil, "MAPS / Case 3 / No. 6"
On verso, lower right, in pencil, "2012.312.283"NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals approximatley 20 rods (for map of borough); no scale given for map of town
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