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Map No. 2. United States (1853)
Description
Detailed single page historical steel engraved map of Southern New England published in 1853. This map depicts Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and parts of New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The map shows several geographic details on cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and islands. Along the bottom edge is written: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Daniel Burgess & Co in the Clerks office of the Southern District of New York.
Cities appearing on the map:
New York: Rye, New York (New York City), Singsing (Ossining), Bedford, Carmel, Cold Spring, Fishkill, Dover, Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Amenia, Copake, Hudson, Albany, Troy, and Eagle Bridge.
Kings County: Brooklyn (Now one of the Five Boroughs of New York City) and Williamsburg (Now a neighborhood of Brooklyn and thus a neighborhood of New York City).
Queens County (Queens County and Nassau County):
Queens County: Jamaica (Now a neighborhood of New York City).
Nassau County: N. Hempstead (North Hempstead), Hempstead, Oyster Bay, and Hicksville.
Suffolk County: Huntington, Babylon, Smithtown, Setauket (Setauket-East Setauket), Patchogue, Riverhead, Southold, Greenport, Southampton, Sagg Harbor (Sag Harbor), and East Hampton.
Connecticut:
Fairfield County: Stamford, Norwalk, Fairfield, Ridgefield, Bridgeport, Danbury, Newton, Huntington (Shelton), Monroe, and Stratford.
New Haven County: Middlebury, Oxford, Waterbury, Derby, Milford, Prospect, Cheshire, New Haven, Branford, Guilford, and Meriden.
Litchfield County: Salisbury, Sharon, New Milford, Woodbury, Canaan, Cornwall, Litchfield, Colebrook, Winchester, Torrington, and Plymouth.
Hartford County: Bristol, Hartland, Granby, Simsbury, Hartford, Farmington, Berlin, Wethersfield, Windsor, Suffield, E. Windsor (East Windsor), Glastonbury, Manchester, and Enfield.
Middlesex County: Middle T. (Middletown), Chatham (East Hampton), Haddam, E. Haddam (East Haddam), Chester, Saybrook (Deep River), and Killingworth.
New London: Lyme, New London, Groton, Montville, Salem, Norwich, Colchester, Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Lisbon, Griswold, and Preston.
Tolland County: Stafford, Tolland, Vernon, Bolton, and Mansfield.
Windham County: Thompson, Woodstock, Pomfret, Ashford, Killingly, Brooklyn, Hampton, Canterbury, Plainfield, and Windham.
Rhode Island:
Washington County: Westerly, S. Kingston (South Kingstown), and N. Kingston (North Kingstown).
Kent County: Coventry, Warwick, and E. Greenwich (East Greenwich).
Providence County: Scituate, Cranston, Providence, Pawtucket, Gloucester, Smithfield, Woonsocket, and Slatersville.
Bristol County: Bristol and Warren.
Newport County: Newport, Portsmouth, and Tiverton.
Massachusetts:
Berkshire County: W. Stockbridge (West Stockbridge), Stockbridge, Sheffield, Williamstown, Lanesboro (Lanesborough), Lenox, Great Barrington, Lee, Pittsfield, and Adams.
Hampden County: Tolland, Southwick, Westfield, Chester, Ludlow, Chicopee, and Springfield.
Hampshire County: Chesterfield, Northampton, Southampton, Hatfield, Amherst, Hadley, S. Hadley (South Hadley), and Ware.
Franklin County: Ashfield, Coleraine (Colrain), Greenfield, Deerfield, Barnards T. (Bernardston), Montague, Sunderland, Northfield, and Wendell.
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Lunenburg, Westminster, Fitchburg, Lancaster, Petersham, Rutland, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Worcester, Grafton, Westboro (Westborough), Milbury (Millbury), Oxford, Charlton, Sturbridge, Southbridge, Uxbridge, and Blackstone.
Middlesex County: Townsend, Dunstable, Groton, Chelmsford, Lowell, Concord, Stow, Marlboro (Marlborough), Billerica, Reading, Medford, Lexington, Cambridge, Waltham, Newton, Natick, and Hopkinton.
Essex County: Amesbury, Newburyport, Bradford, Haverhill, Ipswich, Gloucester, Danvers, Salem, Topsfield, Andover, Lawrence, Marblehead, and Lynn.
Suffolk County: Chelsea, Charlestown (Now a neighborhood of Boston), Boston, Dorchester (Now a neighborhood of Boston), and Roxbury (Now a neighborhood of Boston).
Norfolk County: Dedham, Medford, Medway, Wrentham, Foxboro (Foxborough), Stoughton, Randolph, Quincy, Weymouth, and Cohasset.
Bristol County: Mansfield, Attleboro, Seekonk, Fall River, Dighton, Norton, Taunton, Westport, and New Bedford.
Plymouth County: Hingham, Scituate, Marshfield, W. Bridgewater (West Bridgewater), Duxbury, Plymouth, Bridgewater, Middleboro (Middleborough), Carver, Wareham, and Rochester.
Barnstable County: Sandwich, Falmouth, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Brewster, Chatham, Orleans, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.
Dukes County: Tisbury and Edgartown.
Nantucket: Nantucket.
Vermont: Bennington, Bellows Falls, and Brattleboro.
New Hampshire: New Ipswich, Concord, Nashua, Manchester, Dover, and Portsmouth.
Populations shown on the map:
New York (New York City): 515,500
Brooklyn (Now one of the Five Boroughs of New York City): 97,000
Williamsburg (Now a neighborhood of Brooklyn and thus a neighborhood of New York City): 30,750
Jamaica (Now a neighborhood of New York City): 4,250
N. Hempstead (North Hempstead): 4,000
Hempstead: 7,500
Oyster Bay: 7,000
Huntington: 7,500
Smithtown: 2,000
Riverhead: 2,500
Southold: 4,750
Southampton: 6,500
Sagg Harbor (Sag Harbor): 2,500
East Hampton: 2,000
Poughkeepsie: 14,000
Stamford: 5,000
Norwalk: 4,750
Fairfield: 3,500
Ridgefield: 2,250
Danbury: 6,000
Newton: 3,250
Huntington (Shelton): 1,250
Monroe: 1,500
Stratford: 2,000
Middlebury: 750
Oxford: 1,500
Waterbury: 5,250
Derby: 2,750
Milford: 2,500
Salisbury: 3,000
Sharon: 2,500
New Milford: 4,500
Woodbury: 2,250
Canaan: 2,750
Cornwall: 2,000
Litchfield: 4,000
Colebrook: 1,250
Winchester: 1,500
Torrington: 2,000
Plymouth: 2,500
Bristol: 3,000
Prospect: 750
Cheshire: 1,500
New Haven: 20,000
Branford: 1,500
Guilford: 2,750
Meriden: 3,500
Hartland: 1,750
Granby: 2,500
Simsbury: 2,750
Hartford: 18,000
Farmington: 2,750
Berlin: 1,750
Wethersfield: 2,500
Windsor: 3,250
Suffield: 2,500
E. Windsor (East Windsor): 2,500
Glastonbury: 3,500
Manchester: 2,500
Enfield: 4,500
Middle T. (Middletown): 8,500
Chatham (East Hampton): 1,500
Haddam: 2,250
E. Haddam (East Haddam): 2,500
Chester: 1,000
Saybrook (Deep River): 3,750
Killingworth: 1,000
Lyme: 2,250
New London: 9,000
Groton: 3,750
Montville: 2,000
Salem: 1,000
Norwich: 10,250
Colchester: 2,000
Bozrah: 1,000
Franklin: 1,000
Lebanon: 2,000
Lisbon: 1,000
Griswold: 2,000
Preston: 1,750
Stafford: 3,000
Tolland: 1,500
Vernon: 1,500
Bolton: 750
Mansfield: 2,250
Thompson: 4,500
Woodstock: 3,500
Pomfret: 1,750
Ashford: 1,250
Killingly: 4,500
Brooklyn: 1,500
Hampton: 1,000
Canterbury: 1,750
Plainfield: 2,750
Windham: 4,500
Connecticut: 371,000
Westerly: 2,750
S. Kingston (South Kingstown): 3,750
N. Kingston (North Kingstown): 3,000
Coventry: 3,500
Warwick: 7,750
E. Greenwich (East Greenwich): 2,250
Rhode Island: 148,000
Scituate: 4,500
Cranston: 4,500
Providence: 41,500
Pawtucket: 2,000
Gloucester: 2,750
Smithfield: 11,500
Bristol: 1,500
Newport: 8,500
Portsmouth: 1,750
Tiverton: 4,750
Hudson: 6,250
Albany: 50,750
Troy: 28,750
W. Stockbridge (West Stockbridge): 1,750
Stockbridge: 2,000
Sheffield: 2,750
Williamstown: 2,750
Lanesboro (Lanesborough): 1,250
Lenox: 1,500
Great Barrington: 3,250
Lee: 3,250
Pittsfield: 5,750
Adams: 6,250
Tolland: 500
Southwick: 1,000
Westfield: 4,250
Chester: 1,500
Ludlow: 1,750
Chicopee: 8,250
Springfield: 11,750
Chesterfield: 1,000
Northampton: 5,250
Southampton: 5,250
Hatfield: 1,000
Amherst: 3,000
Hadley: 2,000
S. Hadley (South Hadley): 2,500
Ware: 3,750
Ashfield: 1,500
Coleraine (Colrain): 1,750
Greenfield: 2,500
Deerfield: 1,500
Barnards T. (Bernardston): 1,000
Montague: 1,500
Sunderland: 750
Northfield: 1,750
Wendell: 1,000
Massachusetts: 994,000
Ashburnham: 2,000
Lunenburg: 1,250
Westminster: 2,000
Fitchburg: 5,000
Lancaster: 1,750
Petersham: 1,500
Rutland: 1,000
Barre: 3,000
Boylston: 1,250
Brookfield: 1,500
Worcester: 17,250
Grafton: 4,000
Westboro (Westborough): 2,250
Milbury (Millbury): 3,000
Oxford: 3,500
Charlton: 2,000
Sturbridge: 2,000
Southbridge: 2,750
Uxbridge: 2,500
Townsend: 2,000
Dunstable: 500
Groton: 2,500
Chelmsford: 2,000
Lowell: 33,500
Concord: 2,250
Stow: 1,500
Marlboro (Marlborough): 3,000
Billerica: 1,750
Reading: 3,000
Medford: 3,750
Lexington: 2,000
Cambridge: 15,250
Waltham: 4,500
Newton: 5,000
Natick: 2,750
Hopkinton: 2,750
Amesbury: 3,250
Newburyport: 9,500
Bradford: 1,250
Haverhill: 6,000
Ipswich: 3,750
Gloucester: 7,750
Danvers: 8,000
Salem: 20,250
Topsfield: 1,250
Andover: 7,000
Lawrence: 8,250
Marblehead: 6,250
Lynn: 14,250
Chelsea: 6,750
Charlestown (Now a neighborhood of Boston): 17,250
Boston: 136,750
Dorchester (Now a neighborhood of Boston): 8,000
Roxbury (Now a neighborhood of Boston): 18,750
Dedham: 4,500
Medfield: 1,000
Medway: 2,750
Wrentham: 3,000
Foxboro (Foxborough): 2,000
Stoughton: 3,500
Randolph: 4,750
Quincy: 5,000
Weymouth: 5,250
Cohasset: 1,750
Mansfield: 1,750
Attleboro: 4,500
Seekonk: 2,250
Fall River: 11,500
Dighton: 1,750
Norton: 1,750
Taunton: 10,500
Westport: 2,750
New Bedford: 16,500
Hingham: 4,000
Scituate: 2,250
Marshfield: 1,750
W. Bridgewater (West Bridgewater): 1,000
Duxbury: 2,750
Plymouth: 6,000
Bridgewater: 2,750
Middleboro (Middleborough): 5,250
Carver: 1,250
Wareham: 3,250
Rochester: 3,750
Sandwich: 4,250
Falmouth: 2,500
Barnstable: 5,000
Yarmouth: 2,500
Brewster: 1,500
Chatham: 2,500
Orleans: 1,750
Wellfleet: 2,500
Truro: 2,000
Provincetown: 3,250
Tisbury: 1,750
Edgartown: 2,000
Nantucket: 8,000
The map also states that the distance between Boston and London is 3,430 miles.