Map of Willimantic, CT (1869)

Map of Willimantic, CT (1869): Map of the borough of Willimantic, CT in 1869. Pages 22 and 23 of O. W. Gray, ATLAS OF WINDHAM AND TOLLAND COUNTIES (Hartford, CT: C. G. Keeney, 1869). Includes North Windham. O. W. Gray was a publishing firm based in Philadelphia. Later, they published as O. W. Gray & Son. They published atlases in the late nineteenth century. Gray's National Atlas was one of the most successful commercial ventures of the 1870s and one of the last to employ hand coloring on maps.
Map of Willimantic, CT (1869)

Map of the borough of Willimantic, CT in 1869. Pages 22 and 23 of O. W. Gray, ATLAS OF WINDHAM AND TOLLAND COUNTIES (Hartford, CT: C. G. Keeney, 1869). Includes North Windham. O. W. Gray was a publishing firm based in Philadelphia. Later, they published as O. W. Gray & Son. They published atlases in the late nineteenth century. Gray's National Atlas was one of the most successful commercial ventures of the 1870s and one of the last to employ hand coloring on maps.

Name/Title

Map of Willimantic, CT (1869)

Entry/Object ID

2021.15.1

Description

Map of the borough of Willimantic, CT in 1869. Pages 22 and 23 of O. W. Gray, ATLAS OF WINDHAM AND TOLLAND COUNTIES (Hartford, CT: C. G. Keeney, 1869). Includes North Windham. O. W. Gray was a publishing firm based in Philadelphia. Later, they published as O. W. Gray & Son. They published atlases in the late nineteenth century. Gray's National Atlas was one of the most successful commercial ventures of the 1870s and one of the last to employ hand coloring on maps. Donated by Susan Johnson.

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

Gray, O. W.

Place Published

City

Hartford, CT

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Date Published

1869

Publication Language

English

Location

Location

Cabinet

Map Cases

Room

Dunham Hall Library Reading Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Eves, J.

Date

January 8, 2023

Notes

Drawer 10

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Johnson, Susan

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

2021

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Public Domain

Copyright Date

1869

Created By

Knyff, Chelsey

Create Date

August 9, 2021

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

January 8, 2023