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Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest: from official records and other information

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Title
Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest: from official records and other information
Names
Watson, Walter (Civil engineer) (Creator)
Coloritype Co. (Engraver)
Berkshire Life Insurance Company (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892 (Inferred)
Place: Pittsfield, Mass.?
Publisher: Berkshire Life Insurance Company
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5139
Topics
Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
Roads -- Massachusetts -- Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
Railroads
Roads
Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
Massachusetts -- Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By Walter Watson, C.E. for the Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of Pittsfield, Mass., 1883.
Acquisition: Gift; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; 2008.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 75 x 56 cm
Description
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows roads, school houses, cemeteries, churches, and railroad stations. Includes text and 2 vignittes.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 664829809
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18625660
Other local Identifier: US090B.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4672a7c0-51e3-0134-fd2e-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97c175f0-05e3-0136-fa9e-2179a8db3920

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97c175f0-05e3-0136-fa9e-2179a8db3920

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97c175f0-05e3-0136-fa9e-2179a8db3920

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Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest