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)
PrinterLithographed by
Julius Bien
(1826 - 1909)
Date1877
MediumPhoto lithograph; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 29 7/8 x 36in. (75.9 x 91.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 32 1/8 x 40 1/4in. (81.6 x 102.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.216.10
DescriptionSheet 6 of an 11-sheet map of New Haven, Connecticut, showing the town center and the immediate outlying areas. It extends from the Mill River to the north, the Quinnipiac River to the east, the harbor and Long Island Sound to the south, and the West River to the west. 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, shaded rectangular shapes. Additionally, some landmarks beyond the area detailed are provided: for example, the East Rock and buoys in the harbor, in the case of this map.
Label TextThis segment of the 1870s United States Coast Survey map of New Haven shows the center city with its dense grid of streets lined with buildings, surrounded by marshes and abutting New Haven Harbor with its shallow sandy banks. For this detailed topographical survey, the head of the Coast Survey, Richard M. Bache, employed recent graduates of the Sheffield Scientific School, including Horace Andrews and James P. Bogart. These young men later went on to distinguished careers as surveyors and engineers.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:10,000Status
Not on view
