Creator:
L.J. Richards & Co.
Title:
New topographical atlas of the county of Worcester, Massachusetts : containing fifty-five double page maps, in colors, of the cities and towns of the county together with double page map of the United States and the state of Massachusetts, and a driving map of Worcester County and vicinity, showing all roads in color…
Publisher:
Philadelphia, Pa. : L.J. Richards & Co., 1898.
Note(s):
“Based upon, and carefully compiled from, the latest national, state and local engineering sources obtainable, and the personal investigations and surveys of the publishers’ special corps of engineers. Accompanied by a new and original ready reference county chart, indicating by numbers the location in the atlas of any desired plan, without resorting to the old style index system.”
“Road map of Worcester County, Mass.”, described on t.p. as “a driving map,” is not bound into atlas.
“Index map Worcester County,” described on t.p. as “ready reference county chart,” appears as an inset on 19 of the maps.
Illustration (numbered p. 56 in table of contents) is a sketch with title: View of Lake Quinsigamond, from the Shrewsbury side, north of causeway. Sketched for H.H. Bigelow, showing the suggested steel bridge. From designs by O.W. Norcross, Worcester, Mass.
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Creator:
National Survey Company.
Title:
The official maps of New England / Lawton V. Crocker, topographer.
Publisher:
Chester, Vermont : The National Survey Co., [ca. 1925]
Note:
“Index of named highways … with old color markings and new route numbers …”: p. 3-5. “Index and population with hotel key”: p. 86-97.
Inside front cover and unnumbered p. [1] contain index map of New England; p. [106] and inside rear cover contain map of Boston and vicinity.
P. 81-85 contain larger-scale maps of 30 city centers.
Unnumbered p. [2] and p. 99-[105] contain publisher’s advertisements.
Subjects:
Cities and towns — New England — Maps.
New England — Maps.
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Creator:
Ohio. Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs.
Title:
Railroad map of Ohio / prepared under the direction of R.S. Kayler, Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs.
Publisher:
Columbus, Ohio : The Commissioner, 1901
Note(s):
Shows lakes, streams, and canals; counties, townships, cities, towns, and villages; county seats; and railroad lines (in colors), tunnels, and coal lands.
Scale calculated from bar: 1 in. to ca. 8.4 mi.
Coordinates not given; calculated from data in: American atlas, 4th ed. rev., 1987.
Includes color-coded lists of steam railroads, electric railways, express companies, telegraph companies, sleeping car companies, and state and county institutions.
Copyright statement trimmed in mounting, but legible: “Copyrighted 1901 by the Columbus Litho Co Columbus O.”
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Creator:
Joint New England Railroad Committee.
Title:
Report of the Joint New England Railroad Committee to the governors of the New England states : rehabilitation by co-operation : a railroad policy for New England : June, 1923.
Publisher:
[Cambridge, Mass., The University Press, 1923]
Note(s):
Cover title.
J.J. Storrow, chairman.
Subject(s):
Railroads — New England.
Maps — New England.
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Title:
Richards standard atlas of the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts : containing ten double page maps in colors, covering the entire city, showing every lot line, building, owners’ name, electric and steam railways, sewers, water mains, etc. Based upon, and carefully compiled from, the official plans, surveys and records of the city engineers, assessors and other municipal departments, together with private plans, and from actual surveys and investigations by the publishers’ special corps of engineers. Under personal direction of Harold H. Richards. ..
Publisher:
Springfield, Massachusetts : Richards Map Company, 1911.
Note(s):Index map scale [ca. 1:16,000]; Plate 9 [ca. 1:9,000]
Maps show building materials (brick, stone, wood, brick and wood, stone and wood, wood frame covered with metal or slate), fire hydrants, water pipes, sewers, house-numbers and names of property owners, steam railroads, street railways, and fire alarm boxes. Ward boundaries on index map only.
“Index of streets, parks, cemeteries, etc.” and list of fire alarm boxes: verso of t.-p.
Subject(s):
Real property — Massachusetts — Holyoke — Maps.
Holyoke (Mass.) — Maps.
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Creator:
Richards, Harold H. (Harold Hazen)
Title:
Richards standard atlas of the city of Worcester, Massachusetts : containing thirty-one double page maps in colors, covering the entire city … / under personal direction of Harold H. Richards.
Publisher:
Springfield, Massachusetts : Richards Map Company, 1911.
Note(s):Cadastral maps.
Includes index.
Subject(s):
Real property — Massachusetts — Worcester — Maps.
Worcester (Mass.) — Maps.
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Creator:
Richards Map Company, Springfield, Mass.
Title:
Richards’ standard atlas of Hampden County, Massachusetts : based upon and carefully compiled from, the official plans, surveys and records of the city engineers, assessors and other municipal departments, together with private plans, and from actual surveys and investigations by the publishers’ special corps of engineers / under personal direction of Harold H. Richards.
Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : The Company, 1912.
Subject(s):
Hampden County (Mass.) — Maps.
Real property — Massachusetts — Hampden County — Maps.
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Creator:
Century Map Company.
Title:
The new century atlas of Cayuga County, New York : with farm records / By the company’s corps of expert engineers and draughtsmen ; Otto Barthal, chief engineer.
Publisher:
Philadelphia : The Company, c1904.
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Creator:
Rand McNally and Company.
Title:
The Rand McNally new library atlas map of Colombia and Venezuela. [map]
Publisher:
Chicago : Rand McNally, c1912.
Note(s):Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Inset map: Map showing railroad between Caracas and La Guayra.
Subject(s):
Colombia — Maps.
Venezuela — Maps.
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Title:
Atlas of the boundaries of the town of Bridgewater, Plymouth County.
Publisher:
[Boston?] : Commonwealth of Massachusetts Topographical Survey Commission, 1899.
Note(s):
Cover title: Boundary lines of Bridgewater.
Leaves lettered and numbered as “sheets”
One of 68 town boundary atlases produced by the Topographical Survey Commission (1898-1900) and the Harbor and Land Commission (1901-1915) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Includes a summary of the history of the establishment of the town by legislative enactment; a list of and extracts from statutes establishing or altering the boundaries; descriptions and positions of triangulation stations; a map of the boundaries at 1:40,000; and plans and photographs of the town corners.
Triangulation data on map printed in red.
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