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Map of Meriden

SurveyorSurveyed by Stephen C. Pierson American, 1841 - 1918

PublisherPublished by Stephen C. Pierson American, 1841 - 1918

Date1891

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper with collaged photogravures on paper, mounted on fabric

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 42 1/2 x 43 3/4in. (108 x 111.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 45 1/8 x 44in. (114.6 x 111.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMap of Meriden, Connecticut, showing streets and street numbers and names of some property owners and major businesses. The numbers in circles indicate relative elevation. Harbor Brook; the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; and the Meriden, Waterbury, and Connecticut River Railroad run through town. Bradley Park, the State Farm, and the Start Fair Grounds are located on the outskirts of town. Circles radiate from the city center, indicating distance. A blue line encloses an irregular area around the city center. A list of mayors of Meriden is at upper right; a list of fire alarm telegraphs giving their locations is at the right. Individual photogravures depicting the houses of W. F. Davis, R. H. Curtis, W. W. Lyman, E. J. Doolittle, Colonel C. L. Upham, George H. Wilcox, John W. Coe, Seth J. Hall, Isaac C. Lewis, H. Wales Lines, Samuel Dodd, and H. W. Hirschfeld are glued along the top of the map.

Object number1951.39.0

MarkingsOn verso, upper left, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "MAPS / Case 5 / No. 8"

On verso, upper right, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "MAPS / Case 5 / No. 8"
InscribedOn recto, upper right, printed in black ink, "MAP OF / MERIDEN / S. C. Pierson, Engr. / 1891. / Copyrighted 1891 / by S. C. Pierson Scale: 300 feet to 1 inch."

On recto, lower left, in black ink, "59460"

On verso, upper left, in pencil, "MAPS / Case 5 / No. 8"

On verso, upper right, in pencil, "MAPS / Case 5 / No. 8"NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals 300 feet

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