Sheet Number 1. Region of New Haven, Connecticut
MakerMade by
United States Coast Survey
(American, founded 1807)
SurveyorTriangulated by
Richard Meade Bache
(American, 1830 - 1907)
SurveyorTriangulation by
Edward Goodfellow
(American, about 1828 - 1899)
SurveyorTopography by
Richard Meade Bache
(American, 1830 - 1907)
SurveyorTopography by
James P. Bogart
(1852 - 1903)
SurveyorTopography by
William F. Downer
(American, 1850 - 1923)
PrinterLithographed by
Julius Bien
(1826 - 1909)
Date1877
MediumPhoto lithography; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 x 21 1/8in. (76.2 x 53.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 32 1/8 x 24in. (81.6 x 61cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.216.1
DescriptionSheet 1 of an 11-sheet map of the New Haven, Connecticut, area, primarily conveying the topography, geographical coordinates and different types of land in the area. Land divisions are indicated with dotted lines, and what are presumably roads are indicated with solid parallel lines. Contour lines indicate elevation with the height of the hill provided in feet. Buildings appear to be shown with small rectangular shapes, either shaded or marked with an "x." Settlements are named and marked with circles. Additionally, some places beyond the area detailed are provided: Brethren, Giant's Head and Mt. Carmel, in the case of this map.
Label TextThis map is part of a series of detailed maps of the New Haven area made by the United States Coast Survey. Unlike most Coast Survey maps, which show the coast and harbors, this series includes maps extending well inland and displays an early use of contour intervals, here called "curves of equal elevation," to accurately depict relief. This map includes part of the towns of Bethany and Hamden.. For this series of maps, the head of the United States Coast Survey, Richard M. Bache, employed recent graduates of the Sheffield Scientific School, including James P. Bogart.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:10,000Status
Not on view
