Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
PublisherPublished by
Brown and Parsons
American, 1838 - 1851
Date1838
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 3/4 x 20in. (37.5 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 7/8 x 20 1/8in. (37.8 x 51.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 7/8 x 20 1/8in. (37.8 x 51.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPocket map of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, with Vermont and New Hampshire to the north, the Massachusetts Bay to the east, Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The states are divided into counties, colored pink, yellow, green and blue. The map shows mostly transportation infrastructure: principal and common roads, existing and proposed canals, and existing and proposed railroads.The Farmington, Blackstone and Middlesex Canals are shown, as are two railroads, one between New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, and the other between Stonington, Connecticut and Boston. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; rivers; and lakes. At the bottom is a population table for each county in the states. On the inside front cover is a population table of the main towns in each state.
Object number1986.289.0
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "MASSACHUSETTS / CONNECTICUT & / RHODE ISLAND"Inside cover, top, printed in black ink: "POPULATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN MASSA- / CHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, AND CONNECTICUT."
Recto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "MAP / OF / MASSACHUSETTS / CONNECTICUT / AND / RHODE ISLAND / Contructed from the Latest / AUTHORITIES. / Published by BROWN & PARSONS Hartford Ct. / 1838."
Verso, top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 86103"
Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "086103"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals about 10 1/2 miles
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H. F. Sumner & Co.
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