**Originally Listed At $800**

Shelton Derby (D.H. Hurd & Co.) Boston, 1893. Two hand-colored, lithographed double-sided, centerfold antique maps of Connecticut with inset maps. These include "City of Derby and Borough of Shelton New Haven & Fairfield Co's" with "Borough of Wallingford" and "Borough of West Haven" on the verso - as well as "City of Norwich New London County" with "Borough of Colchester," "Baltic, Town of Sprague," "Jewett City Town of Griswold New London Co.," and "Niantic Town of East Lyme New London Co." on the verso. The maps are hand colored and show streets, railroad, trolley lines, wards, important buildings, parks, cemetery, and more. These maps were published in a town and city atlas of the state of Connecticut compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations. Size of maps: 19.3" L x 29.25" W (49 cm x 74.3 cm) Size of prints (sheets): 15.5" L x 19.25" W (39.4 cm x 48.9 cm)

IN ADDITION, there are 41 prints of historical mills, factories, residences, churches, and the capital of Connecticut. We have selected a subset to feature in the photographs for this listing. These include: N.L. Birge & Son Knitting Mill, Bristol, Conn., Blonstone - Residence of E.B. Beecher, Esquire, Westville, New Haven, Conn., State Capitol Hartford, Conn. View from the South-East, Waterbury Watch Co. Waterbury, Conn., Hotchkiss Bros. & Co., Lumber Dealers, Architects and Builders, Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, and Blinds. Torrington, Conn., and F.M. Brown & Company Importers and Retailers, New Haven, Conn., Chapel Gregson and Centre Sts.

All 41 prints are quite interesting for their historical as well as aesthetic qualities. If you would like to know if a print of a particular mill, factory, residence, church, or edifice in Connecticut is included in this ensemble, please feel free to contact us.

Provenance: private John and Mary Williams collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA

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A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#165634

Maps have been removed from an atlas and show expected toning and losses, folds, creases to peripheries. Imagery, text, and hand coloring are very nice. Prints present with expected age wear - some losses, tears, creases - particularly to the peripheries, but overall the images are good and the fact that this a collection of 41 prints as well as two maps is very impressive.