Panoramic Map of Willimantic, CT, 1909

Map

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Aero View of Willimantic, CT, 1909. From the Mill Museum's collection. On display.: The image features a detailed aerial illustration of Willimantic, Connecticut, with a focus on the town's layout and significant buildings from 1877. Surrounding the main map are smaller sketches of notable structures, providing a rich historical perspective on architectural styles of the period. The elaborate artwork is framed and mounted on a textured brick wall, adding a vintage ambiance to the scene. Below the map, descriptive text accompanies each building sketch, likely offering historical or architectural insights. The image is a fascinating blend of
Aero View of Willimantic, CT, 1909. From the Mill Museum's collection. On display.

The image features a detailed aerial illustration of Willimantic, Connecticut, with a focus on the town's layout and significant buildings from 1877. Surrounding the main map are smaller sketches of notable structures, providing a rich historical perspective on architectural styles of the period. The elaborate artwork is framed and mounted on a textured brick wall, adding a vintage ambiance to the scene. Below the map, descriptive text accompanies each building sketch, likely offering historical or architectural insights. The image is a fascinating blend of

Name/Title

Panoramic Map of Willimantic, CT, 1909

Entry/Object ID

2024.38.01

Secondary Title

Aero View of Willimantic, Connecticut, 1909.

Description

Panoramic (bird's-eye view) black-and-white engraving of Willimantic, CT, in 1909. The panoramic is in the center of the engraving, surrounded by 33 close-up drawings of stores, mills, residences, churches, and other buildings. The panoramic was not drawn in "map view" (i.e., from directly overhead), but rather from an angle, as if from a hot-air balloon hovering over the southern part of the city, looking north. As a result, the south sides of buildings are visible, as are some farms just north of the city. The insets were drawn from approximately street view. A list of sponsors is on the bottom part of the engraving. This is one of two copies of Aero View of Willimantic, Connecticut, 1909, in the Museum's collection. For Library of Congress copy, see https://www.loc.gov/item/75693169/.

Context

Panoramics were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and there was at least one printed for most American cities. At least three panoramics were published of Willimantic in different years, of which this was the most recent. Panoramics became obsolete in the 1920s, replaced by aerial photographs.

Collection

General Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Map

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cartograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Map Details

Maker or Creator

Hughes and Bailey

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Date Published

1909 - 1910

Publication Language

English

Call No.

G3784.W7A3 1909 .B3

Dimensions

Width

39 cm

Length

97 cm

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Thread Mill Square

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

November 10, 2024

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Nov 10, 2024

Examined By

Eves, J.

Web Links and URLs

Library of Congress holding.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Copyright

Type of License

None

Copyright Holder

Public Domain

Copyright Date

1909

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

November 9, 2024

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

November 10, 2024