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Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut

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

PrinterPrinted by David McLellan Scottish-American, active 1851 - 1867

Date1854

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 24 1/4 x 28 1/8in. (61.6 x 71.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 5/8 x 29 5/8in. (65.1 x 75.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionPocket map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, with parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and eastern New York to the west. The states are divided into counties, colored pink, green, blue and yellow. Finished and proposed railroads are shown, including New York and New Haven; Housatonic; Naugatuck; New Haven, Hartford and Springfield; New London, Willimantic and Palmer; Norwich and Worcester; Stonington; and Western. Common roads are also shown. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; rivers; and lakes/ponds. At the bottom are population tables for Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts for 1840 and 1850. The inside front cover contains an advertisement for the publisher.

Object number1985.213.0

InscribedCover, gold tooled: "Railroad / & TOWNSHIP MAP OF / MASSACHUSETTS / RHODE ISLAND & / CONNECTICUT / J.H. COLTON."

Inside cover, top right, handwritten in pencil: "MAPS / Shelf / 85075"

Top, printed in black ink: "J.H. COLTON, / MAP PUBLISHERS, / No. 86 Cedar Street, New York"

Recto, top, printed in black ink: "COLTON'S / Railroads & Township Map of / MASSACHUSETTS, / RHODE ISLAND / AND / CONNECTICUT. / PUBLISHED BY J.H. COLTON & Co. 172 WILLIAM ST NEW YORK / 1854."

Bottom, printed in black ink: "Printed by D. Mc Lellan, 2G Spruce St. N.Y."

Bottom, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1853, by J.H. Colton, in the Clerks Office of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York."

Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "085075"

Left side, handwritten in pencil: "912 / .74 / C724m / 1854"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 1/8 inch equals 10 miles

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