Maps and Views History Society and Culture Connecticut United States

Maps and Views History Society and Culture Connecticut United States

Maps and Views

Includes vintage or contemporary maps, photographs, illustrations or any type of visual representation depicting places, people or objects of signifiance to Connecticut's past.

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- Database of 19th and 20th century photographs, drawings and prints from three institutions depicting social, business, political, educational, cultural and civic life with curriculum materials for grades 7-12.

- Hand-colored map from 1766 showing counties, towns, rivers and post roads. Provided by the University of Connecticut Map and Geographic Information Center's Historical Scanned Map Collection.
- Contemporary color photographs of historical monuments and architecture in Connecticut.
- Displays vintage postcards of historical Connecticut courthouses, with history of the court including architects, dates and historical events that have taken place at the courts.
- Reproductions of old maps of towns and villages in Connecticut, from county atlases published in the late 1800s. Price and ordering information provided.
- Oversized (2579 x 1692 pixels) of state map, from Rand McNally Atlas.
- Descriptions and samples of drawings held in the collections of the Connecticut Historical Society.
- Oversized (2100pixels x 1603pixels) map showing the entire state as it laid out in 1824.
- In addition to state and county maps, provided is population information on towns and villages with indication of whether or not there is a post office, railroad station and express office.
- Gallery of maps and charts available for purchase online.
- Oversized (2579x1692 pixels) of the entire state in 1895.
- Panoramic bird's-eye view of region in 1898, from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.

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