Historic Map - Littleton, NH - 1883
Description
This bird’s-eye view print of Littleton, New Hampshire was drawn and published by A. F. Poole, Beck & Pauli Lith. in 1883. Littleton was settled in the 1760's near the Connecticut River, on the northwest edge of the White Mountains. Littleton was a timber town in its early years. A stone grist mill, built in the 1850's along Rankin’s Brook, was used by local farmers as well as farmers from Vermont.
The Ammonoosuc River, flowing through town on its way to the Connecticut, was used to supply power to mills and manufactories at Littleton. A number of glove factories began operations in the late 1800's. Ira Parker & Company altered an earlier woolen mill to begin the Littleton Saranac Buck Glove Factory. The popular glove manufacturer employed 200 people, producing 20,000 to 40,000 dozen pairs of gloves annually. White Mountain Glove Works manufactured all kinds of glove and mittens of oil-tanned Saranac stock. The Granite State Glove Company was established in 1881. The Eureka Glove Company relocated their glove works to Tilton’s Opera House block in 1882.
The map, looking east, includes labeled roads, buildings, bridges, waterways and railroad route. It features inset illustrations of Oak Hill House and Thayer’s Hotel. Littleton’s population is noted as 3,300.
Features references to the following locations:
Oak Hill House.
Thayer’s Hotel.
Union House.
Mountain Home.
Congregational Church.
Methodist Church.
Episcopal Church.
Baptist Church.
Catholic Church.
Unitarian Church.
Tilton’s Opera House.
Union Hall.
Schools.
Depot.
Littleton Journal and Post Office.
White Mountain Republic Office.
Apthorp Reservoir, 257 feet above Main Street.
Mount Washington.
Mount Clay.
Mount Adams.
Mount Jefferson.
Mount Monroe.
Mount Franklin.
Mount Pleasant.
Mount Clinton.
Mount Cherry.
Twin Mountains.
Littleton Saranac Buck Glove Manufactory, Ira Parker & Co.
Eureka Buck Glove Manufacturing Co.
White Mountain Glove Works.
Granite State Glove Company.
Southdown Knitting Mills, Alton & Goodall.
Kilburn’s Stereoscopic View Manufactory.
Paper Box Manufactory, C. F. Chandler & Co.
Carriage Manufactory, Ranlett & Harris.
Littleton Lumber Co’s Mills at South Littleton.
New Hampshire Scythe Company.
Littleton Bobbin Company.
Richardson’s Saw Mill.
Reddington’s Saw Mill.
Flour and Grist Mill.
Materials
Archive Paper
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- Museum quality paper for high-quality fine art.
- Ultra smooth, neutral white matte finish.
- Heavy-weight 230 gsm, 9.5 mil thickness.
- Printed with pigment inks for longer print life and enhanced fade resistance.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
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- Printed on 10 mil premium luster photo paper resulting in a brilliant, colorful image with a vivid life-like quality.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
- Inks have a lightfastness rating of over 100 years, guaranteeing minimal noticeable fading over a very long period of time.
- Printed using very high resolution source files.
- Giclee printing is superior to traditional lithography in a number of ways: colors are brighter, lasts longer, and is a higher resolution.
Canvas on Wood Rails
A canvas giclee print is mounted to wooden hanging rails placed along the top and bottom of the map. Ready to hang on the wall using the attached hanging cord. Wood rails feature a natural finish.
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- Premium 19 mil canvas material.
- Wood rails are 1 1/8" wide, round front.
- USA sourced solid maple wood.
- High quality giclee fine art print with a lightfastness rating of over 100 years.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
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- Premium 19 mil canvas material.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
- High quality giclee fine art print with a lightfastness rating of over 100 years.
- Durable canvas mounted to a 1" deep wood frame.
- Ready to hang with included easy-to-use hanging kit.