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Map of places in the vicinity of the tragic death of Mary E. Stannard which occured September 3, 1878 at Rockland in Madison, Connecticut
Title
Map of places in the vicinity of the tragic death of Mary E. Stannard which occured September 3, 1878 at Rockland in Madison, Connecticut / made by George Beckwith, C.E.
Production
New-Haven, Conn. : Made by George Beckwith, 1879.
Physical Description
1 manuscript map : manuscript, water color, cloth, paper ; on sheet 135 x 107 cm.
Cartographic Detail
Scale [1:1,200].
Local Notes
Hicks classification: LM Z B3885 1879 tube.
Notes
Scale statement on map reads "1 inch = 100 feet."
Hand colored paper manuscript map mounted on cloth.
Compas rose shows true and magnetic meridians, oriented with north slightly to upper right.
Title cartouche bottom left.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows residences, roads, relief shown by contours, rock drawings, a church, wooded areas, fields outlined in colors, the names of landowners (including Herbert H. Hayden) and crop names, and the murder site where Mary E. Stannard's body was found.
Mary E. Stannard was found dead at Rockland in Madison, Connecticut, on September 3, 1878. Mary's Methodist pastor Herbert H. Hayden was accused of murdering her. The trial went on for more than 3 months, and the jury did not reach a unanimous verdict. Pastor Hayden was released upon payment of a minimal bond and never retried for the crime.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 17, 2022
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Genre/Form
Maps.
Manuscript maps.
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