Map of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts: based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state

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Title
Map of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts: based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state
Names
Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888 (Creator)
H.F. Walling's Map Establishment (Engraver)
Smith, Gallup & Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858
Place: Boston
Publisher: Smith, Gallup & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-772
Topics
Real property -- Massachusetts -- Berkshire County
Landowners -- Massachusetts -- Berkshire County
Buildings -- Massachusetts -- Berkshire County
Berkshire County (Mass.)
Massachusetts -- Berkshire County
Genres
Maps
Pictorial works
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: The details from actual surveys under the direction of Henry F. Walling. Supt. of the state map.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Includes business directory, statistics (1855 census), and table of distances.
Statement of responsibility: "Engraved, printed, colored & mounted at H.F. Walling's map establishment no. 90 Fulton St. New York."
Content: Insets: Savoy Hollow; Windsor Hill; Dalton; North Adams; Hinsdale; South Adams; Hancock; Williamstown; South Williamstown; Blackinton; Geological map of Berkshire County; East Otis; Southfield; Mill River; Lanesborough; Sheffield and Sheffield Plan; Great Barrington; Monterey; Tyringham; Sandisfield and Montville; Hartsville; South Lee; East Windsor or Jordansville; Washington; New Boston; Otis; Glendale; New Marlborough; West New Boston; Cheshire Harbor; North Becket; Lee; Cheshire; Pittsfield; Alford; East Lanesborough; Egremont Plain; Lenox Village; South Egremont; Stockbridge; East Lee; Vandeusenville; Ashley Falls; Housatonic Village; Williamsville; West Stockbridge; North Egremont; Lenox Furnace; Pontoosuc; Curtisville.
Content: Also includes vignettes: Maplewood -- Sedgwick Institute -- Berkshire Medical Institute Pittsfield -- Collins Institute.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1856 by H.F. Walling in the clerk's office of the District of Massachusetts."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 155 x 154 cm, on sheet 158 x 160 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy divided into 2 sheets 158 x 80 cm
Description
Subject: Map of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, showing roads, and names of homeowners. Surrounding the map are small maps of villages and views of buildings. Cartouche is of the state seal of Massachusetts.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 883714237
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21075948
Other local Identifier: US090B.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7ad4def0-51e7-0134-f37f-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1825: Creator Born
  • 1858: Issued
  • 1888: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/690f5630-e4c8-0134-ee2e-1b10827a727d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/690f5630-e4c8-0134-ee2e-1b10827a727d

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1858). Map of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/690f5630-e4c8-0134-ee2e-1b10827a727d

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts