Plan of the City of Hartford from a Survey made in 1824
SurveyorSurveyed by
Nathaniel Goodwin
(American, 1782 - 1855)
SurveyorSurveyed by
Daniel Saint John
(American, 1761 - 1846)
PublisherPublished by
Nathaniel Goodwin
(American, 1782 - 1855)
PublisherPublished by
Daniel Saint John
(American, 1761 - 1846)
PrintmakerEngraved by
Asaph Willard
(1786 - 1880)
Date1824
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 1/4 x 18in. (54 x 45.7cm)
Platemark (height x width): 23 x 18 1/2in. (58.4 x 47cm)
Sheet (height x width): 26 1/2 x 21 1/2in. (67.3 x 54.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arthur T. Perry
Object number1905.8.1
DescriptionMap of Hartford, Connecticut, from Meadow Creek to the north, the Connecticut River to the east, the South Green to the south, and the Little or Mill (Park) River to the west. The streets are labeled and the few buildings shown are churches, schools, and the State House. Todd's Mills, Wadsworth's Clothing Works, Wards Woollen Factory, and a saw mill are shown along the Little River. The locations and names of wharves along the Connecticut River are shown. At the intersection of Bliss Street and Buckingham Street are the buildings of Washington College, later known as Trinity College. The cartouche depicts "The view from Seymour's Wharf," complete with sailboats, buildings, a bridge and an island.
Label TextThe earliest printed map of the city of Hartford reflects the civic pride of its citizens. Though Hartford had been founded by Thomas Hooker in 1635, it was only incorporated as a city in 1784, forty years before this map was made. 1824 was the also the year when Washington College--later to be known as Trinity College--was established in Hartford. The college figures prominently on the map, along with the State House (now the Old State House), textile mills, churches, schools, and the busy wharves along the Connecticut River. The map is the product of two local surveyors, Nathaniel Goodwin and Daniel St. John, and a local engraver, Asaph Willard.
NotesCartographic Note: No scale is indicated on this copy of the map, but on two other copies in the Connecticut Historical Society's collection three inches equals 1000 feet.Status
Not on view
