Old Saybook, Town of Old Saybrook
PublisherPublished by
F. W. Beers & Co.
(American)
Date1874
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 x 15 1/8in. (68.6 x 38.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 27 1/8 x 15 1/2in. (68.9 x 39.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1980.100.14
DescriptionMap of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, with the Shore Line division of the New York and New Haven Railroad to the north, the Connecticut River to the east, the South Cove to the south and Main Street to the west. The Connecticut Valley Railroad runs northwest through the town. Buildings are depicted as squares and are labeled with the name of the property owner or occupant. Roads are shown and labeled. At the bottom of the sheet is a map of New Saybrook (Fenwick), depicting local roads, numbered lots, and the Connecticut Valley Railroad line and station.
Label TextOld Saybrook is one of the oldest towns in Connecticut, established by John Winthrop in 1635. The original settlement was located at Saybrook Point. "New Saybrook" was a very new development when this map was published by F. W. Beers & Co. in 1874 as part of an atlas. This planned community was laid out following the completion of the Connecticut Valley Railroad in 1871 as a summer resort for prominent and wealthy Hartford citizens. The area was later named Fenwick, after Lady Alice Fenwick, who lived on the peninsula with her husband, George Fenwick, from 1636 until her death in 1648.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale, Old Saybrook: 1 inch equals 40 rods; New Saybrook: 1 inch equals 420 feetStatus
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