COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region
Obj Height cm:
76
Obj Width cm:
56
Scale 1:
140,000
Note:
Detailed color map, surrounded with some text related to the local Berkshire Life Insurance Co., as well as discussion the Berkshires, as an encouragement and gesture toward tourists who could bicycle throughout the countryside. With two vignettes of the Office of Berkshire Life Insurance Co. and the Berkshire Hills. Map shows roads, railroads, drainage, terrain, and major cities. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Printed in red in lower right hand corner: "For copies of this map apply to the Berkshire Life Insurance Company of Pittsfield, Mass., or to any of its Agencies in the principal cities of the Northern and Eastern States".
Full Title:
Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest : from official records and other information, by Walter Watson, c.e. for the Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of Pittsfield, Mass., 1883. (Corrected 1896.) Copyright, 1883 by Walter Watson C.E. Sun Printing Co. Pittsfield, Mass.
List No:
8016.000
Pub Date:
1896
Pub Title:
Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region, showing also villages and points of interest : from official records and other information, by Walter Watson, c.e. for the Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of Pittsfield, Mass., 1883. (Corrected 1896.) Copyright, 1883 by Walter Watson C.E. Sun Printing Co. Pittsfield, Mass.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
8016.000
Pub Height cm:
76
Pub Width cm:
56
Image No:
8016000
Publisher Location:
Pittsfield, Mass.
Publisher:
Berkshire Life Insurance Co.
Type:
Separate Map
State/Province:
Massachusetts
Subject:
Railroad
Subject:
Roads
Subject:
Pictorial map
Engraver or Printer:
Berkshire Life Insurance Co.
Publication Author:
Watson, Walter
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Watson, Walter
Date:
1896
Railway and highway map of the famous Berkshire Hills region
