Colton's Connecticut, with portions of New York and Rhode Island
PublisherPublished by
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
American, founded 1865
After a work byAfter a work by
J. H. Colton & Co.
American, founded 1831
Date1868
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/4 x 15 1/4in. (32.4 x 38.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/4 x 15 7/8in. (33.7 x 40.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/4 x 15 7/8in. (33.7 x 40.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Malvina Stevens
DescriptionPocket map of Connecticut, with western Rhode Island, Long Island and eastern New York. State boundaries are outlined in red, and Connecticut's counties are also outlined in red. The state is further divided into towns, colored pink, green, or yellow. Railroads and common roads are depicted on the map. Railroad lines include New York and New Haven; Danbury and Norwalk; Housatonic; Naugatuck; New Haven and Northampton; Hartford, Providence and Fishkill; New Haven, Hartford and Springfield; New Haven and New London; Norwich and Worcester; and New London, Willimantic and Palmer. The New York and Boston Air Line is marked with a different line, possibly indicating a proposed railroad. Cities are depicted with clusters of dots, and county towns, towns and villages are represented with different circles. Physical features include elevation, conveyed with hachures marks; rivers; and ponds and lakes.
Object number1983.193.0
MarkingsInside cover, top left, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "COLTON'S / MAP OF / CONNECTICUT / G.W. & C.B. COLTON & Co."Inside cover, top, printed in black ink: "MAPS, ATLASES, & GUIDE-BOOKS. / G.W. & C.B. COLTON & CO., / (SUCCESSORS OF J.H. COLTON,) / No. 172 William Street, New York. / G.W. COLTON. C.B. COLTON L.A. ROBERTS."
Top left, handwritten in pencil: "82916"
Recto, 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. / 1868"
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, center, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 82916"
Center, handwritten in blue ink: "1868 / Map of / Conn"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 10 miles
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