Description

[Numbers preceding map names refer to the related images.]
 
[1] Mittineaque & West Springfield. 14″h x 25″w.  Located in Hampden County across the Connecticut River from Springfield, Massachusetts.  From Beers, Atlas of Hampden County Massachusetts published in 1870.    Individual houses and owners, roads, property lines, and railroads are shown.  A “West Springfield Subscriber’s Business Reference” listing dozens of individuals and firms is at the upper right. The area of Mittineaque was first settled in 1739. It lies at the confluence of the Weld River and the Connecticut River. Several industrial sites are located along the Weld River. Margins toned; small repair at centerfold with no loss.  Image very good. 
 
[2] Springfield.  14″h x 21″w.   Springfield is on the east bank of the Connecticut River in Hampden County n central Massachusetts. From Beers, Atlas of Hampden County Massachusetts published in 1870.     Individual buildings are shown and many owners identified.  Wards are colored individually.  At the right are the villages of “Indian Orchard P.O.” and “Sixteen Acres“.  At the lower left is a list: “Springfield Town Subscriber’s Business Reference“. Margins toned and soiled.  Occasional light foxing.  Faint offsetting.  .
 
[3] West Part of Centre Brook Town of Essex [and] East Part of Centre Brook Town of Essex. wo maps on one sheet 14″h x 22’w.  Published in the Beers Atlas of Middlesex County Connecticut. New York: F. W. Beers, A. D. Ellis & G. G. Soule, 1875. This is a very large-scale map showing buildings along roads adjacent to Falls River.  The map is continued from the upper to the lower maps.  Centre Brook is near Essex, Connecticut, which lies along the Connecticut River.  The shapes of the individual buildings are shown and owners are indicated.  The Connecticut Valley Railroad goes through the lower map.  The Comstock, Cheney, & Co. Ivory Works occupy much of the upper map. Very good condition. 
 
[41 and 42]] Holyoke North East Section [and] Holyoke South West Section. Two 21″h x 14″w same-scale maps on sheets that could be joined.  From Beers, Atlas of Hampden County Massachusetts published in 1870.    This is a very large-scale map showing the configurations of individual buildings.  The Connecticut River curves around the east and north sides of the city. Three large canals go through the city; they are identified as the “Upper Level Canal“, “Second Level Canal” and “Third Level Canal“. Owners (occupants?) of individual homes, factories and businesses are shown on the map.  At the bottom of one map is a long list: “Holyoke Subscriber’s Business Reference“; at the bottom of the other is “Holyoke References” showing owners and occupants of businesses along various streets.  The “Connecticut River Rail Road’ goes through the city.Margins toned and slightly soiled.  Occasional very light foxing.  Faint offsetting.