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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.5  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Map of Bridgeport
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.5 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of Bridgeport

Date1872
MediumDrawing; black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 9/16 x 19in. (37 x 48.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 15/16 x 19in. (40.5 x 48.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of a portion of Bridgeport, Connecticut, oriented to show an east-west view of the New York and New Haven Rail Road freight house, the steamboat freight house, the dock line, and city streets west of the transportation infrastructure. Streets include Water Street and Main Street running north-south, and Wall, Bank, State, Union, Gilbert, Thomas and Clinton Streets, and South Avenue, running east-west. Notable local landmarks are Sterling House, Ward's Dining Saloon, and Wheeler's Drug Store, all located west of Main Street. Other buildings are drawn on the map, but they are not named. In the bottom right corner in an inscription that reads, "Carpet Bag 300 yds south of South Ave." Very light penciled lines and inscriptions indicate that the map is unfinished.
Object number2012.312.5
NotesCartographic note: Scale: 100 feet to the inch
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