Sheet Number 5. 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): 21 x 30 1/8in. (53.3 x 76.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 1/8 x 32 1/4in. (61.3 x 81.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.216.8
DescriptionSheet 5 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 Westville to the north, Hamilton Park and the almshouse to the east, Orange to the south, and Edgewood to the west. The West River (unlabeled) is visible on the right side, west of Hamilton Park and Evergreen Cemetery. 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: West Rock, Dwight Place Church, St. John's Church, City Hall, and the Scientific School, among others, in the case of this map.
Label TextThe northern reaches of New Haven were barely developed in the 1870s. This map shows a cluster of houses and other buildings at Westville, below West Rock, and Hamilton Park, which hosted horse races and sports events during the nineteenth century. Edgewood, to the west of the park, was the estate of Donald Grant Mitchell, a popular nineteenth-century author. For this detailed map of New Haven, 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.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:10,000Status
Not on view
