City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Showing Altitudes and Sewers.
SurveyorSurveyed by
Unknown
Date1878
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 1/8 x 14 1/2in. (38.4 x 36.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/8 x 15 7/8in. (42.2 x 40.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/8 x 15 7/8in. (42.2 x 40.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionMap of Bridgeport, Connecticut, from North Avenue to the north, West Stratford to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and Mountain Grove Cemetery to the west. The city is divided into six numbered sections, possibly wards. Buildings are shown with shaded rectangles. Most of them are not labeled, with the exception of the railroad freight house, steamboat and railroad docks, and and horse car depot. The streets are named and many of them have numbers and "x"s inscribed near the intersections that represent the locations of sewers and elevation above mean high water. The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad line runs through the city. The Pequonnock (Poquonock) River and Cedar Creek are also shown.
Object number1982.129.1
MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"Right side, stamped in blue ink: "THE CONNECTICUT / 82008 / HISTORICAL SOCIETY"InscribedRecto, top, printed in black ink: "[seal of the City of Bridgeport] / CITY OF / BRIDGEPORT / CONNECTICUT / Showing Altitudes and Sewers / 1878"
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "The small figures indicate, to the nearest foot, / surface elevations above mean high water."
Top left, handwritten in pencil: "Bridgeport / Conn 18"
Top left, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box / 138"
Top right, printed in black ink: "21"
Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "MAP BOX / 138"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 2 inches equals 2400 feet
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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