Sheet Number 3a. Region of New Haven, Connecticut
MakerMade by
United States Coast Survey
(American, founded 1807)
SurveyorTriangulation by
Richard Meade Bache
(American, 1830 - 1907)
SurveyorTriangulation by
Horace Andrews
(American, 1852 - 1945)
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 1/8 x 21in. (76.5 x 53.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 32 1/8 x 24in. (81.6 x 61cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.216.5
DescriptionSheet 3a 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. It extends from Montowese to the north, the Quinnipiac River and Boston and New York Air Line Railroad to the east, Prospect Hill to the south, and Lake Whitney to the west. The Mill River is also depicted, flowing south from Lake Whitney. 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." Additionally, some landmarks beyond the area detailed are provided: Yale College Spire, the Observator, the west spire of St. Paul's Church and Brewster's Cupola, in the case of this map.
Label TextFor this detailed series of maps of the New Haven region, the head of the United States Coast Survey, Richard M. Bache, employed recent graduates of the Sheffield Scientific School, including Horace Andrews and James P. Bogart. This segment of the map shows a portion of the town of Hamden, including Whitneyville, the site of Eli Whitney's gun factory, and Whitney Lake, its millpond, as well as the Quinnipiac River and its marshes. William Downer, who worked on this map, was a lifelong resident of Hamden.
NotesCartographic Note: No scale printed on the map, but it is probably 1:10,000, based on the other maps in the seriesStatus
Not on view
