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Hartford County, Connecticut

SurveyorSurveyed by United States Geological Survey American, founded 1879

MakerEdited by United States Geological Survey American, founded 1879

PublisherPublished by United States Geological Survey American, founded 1879

RetailerSold by United States Geological Survey American, founded 1879

DistributorDistributed by Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection American, founded 1971

Date1974

MediumOffset lithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 43 1/2 x 41in. (110.5 x 104.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 50 x 43 1/2in. (127 x 110.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Jack E. Kuras

DescriptionTopographical map of Hartford County, Connecticut, showing elevation, wooded and urban areas, highways, local roads, parks, and water. The Connecticut and Farmington Rivers are shown, as are ponds and reservoirs. Shaded and open black squares are presumably used to denote buildings.

Object number1994.250.0

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "UNITED STATES / DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / GEOLOGICAL SURVEY"

Top center, printed in black ink: "STATE OF CONNECTICUT / DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION / NATIONAL RESOURCES CENTER"

Top right, printed in black ink: "HARTFORD COUNTY / CONNECTICUT / COUNTY MAP SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC)"

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey / Control by USGS, NOS/NOAA, and Connecticut Geodetic Survey / Compiled from 1:24,000-scale maps. Certain detail compiled / from aerial photographs is unchecked. See index for dates / of individual maps. Map edited 1974 / Projection and 10,000-foot grid ticks: Connecticut coordinate / system (Lambert conformal conic) / 5000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks, zone 18 /1927 North American Datum / Gray tint indicates areas in which only landmark buildings are shown / There may be private inholdings within the boundaries of / the National of State reservations shown on this map"

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "UTM GRID AND 1974 MAGNET NORTH / DECLINATION AT CENTER OF SHEET"

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "SCALE 1:50 000 / CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET / NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929 / THIS MAP COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS / FOR SALE BY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VIRGINIA 22092 / A FOLDER DESCRIBING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND SYMBOLS IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "HARTFORD CO., CONN. / N4132.5--W7224.5/30X37.5 / 1974"

Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "92576"
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:50,000

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