New Haven Harbor
PublisherPublished by
United States Coast Survey
(American, founded 1807)
SurveyorUnder the direction of
Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
(American, 1770 - 1843)
PublisherUnder the direction of
Alexander Dallas Bache
(American, 1806 - 1867)
SurveyorTriangulation by
James Ferguson
(American, 1797 - 1867)
SurveyorTriangulation by
Edmund Blunt
(American, 1799 - 1866)
SurveyorHydrography by
George S. Blake
(American, 1802 - 1871)
SurveyorTopography by
Constant M. Eakin
(French-American, 1794 - 1870)
MakerTopography by
William M. Boyce
(American, 1801 - 1855)
SurveyorTopography by
John Farley
(American, died 1874)
SurveyorVerified by
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys
(American)
DraftsmanDrawn by
John B. Gluck
(American, died 1852)
PrintmakerEngraved by
Sherman and Smith
(American, 1840 - 1853)
Date1846
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper on fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 1/4 x 14in. (43.8 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/4 x 18 1/4in. (57.8 x 46.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 3/4 x 18 1/4in. (57.8 x 46.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionChart of New Haven Harbor from Oyster River Point to the Farm River, including Savin's Rock, West Haven, Sandy Point, Oyster Point, the Mill River, the Quinnipiac or Dragon River, Fair Haven, Fort Hale, Morris Cove, the New Haven lighthouse on Five Mile Point, and Morgan's Point. Long Wharf and the Steamboat Wharf are shown with the street plan of New Haven. Other roads and some structures are shown and the terrain is indicated. Elevation is indicated by hachure marks. Soundings are expressed in feet to eighteen feet, beyond that in fathoms. Detailed sailing directions are at upper right.
Object number1961.105.1
NotesCartographic Note: 1/20,000On View
Not on view
