Map No. 2. United States (1853)

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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.