Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1996.187.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Societ…

Rail-road and Township Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

PublisherPublished by Thayer, Bridgman & Fanning American, active 1853

Packaging MakerPackaging made for Horace Thayer & Co. American, 1852

Date1853

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 1/8 x 27in. (51.1 x 68.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 1/4 x 27 1/4in. (51.4 x 69.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionPocket map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, with the borders of Vermont and New Hampshire to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York state to the west. The states are divided into counties, outlined in blue, red, green, or yellow, and subdivided into towns. Railroad lines are prominently depicted, although they are not labeled. Cities are indicated with groups of black squares. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks, rivers and lakes. The decorative cartouche shows a train with a town in the backgroun. To the left of this is a vignette of a large steamboat.

Object number1996.187.0

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "HORACE THAYER & Cos / MAP OF / MASS. CONN. R.I."

Inside cover, top, printed in black ink: "MAPS. / HORACE THAYER & CO. / 50 ANN ST. NEW YORK"

Top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 93807"

Printed in black ink: list of maps produced by Horace Thayer & Co.

Recto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "RAIL-ROAD & TOWNSHIP / MAP OF / MASSACHUSETTS, / CONNECTICUT / AND / RHODE ISLAND."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "PUBLISHED BY / THAYER, BRIDGMAN & FANNING / 156 WILLIAM STREET, CORNER OF ANN. / NEW YORK. / 1853."

Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "93807"

NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 1/8 inch equals 10 miles

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