New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, Sheet A
SurveyorSurveyed by
Richard Meade Bache
American, 1830 - 1907
SurveyorSurveyed by
George Benjamin Chittenden
American, 1849 - 1939
PublisherPublished by
United States Coast Survey
American, founded 1807
Date1872
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 5/8 x 30 3/8in. (54.9 x 77.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 32 1/4in. (61 x 81.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 32 1/4in. (61 x 81.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the New Haven, Connecticut, harbor and the land around it, from a cove to the north, Round Rock buoy to the east, Luddington's Rock buoy to the south, and West Haven to the west. Some of the city streets are laid out but not labeled, and buildings, presumably including dwellings and businesses, are indicated with black rectangles. Notable man-made features and landmarks, such as cupolas, the Sea View House, light houses and flags are marked and labeled. A variety of lines indicates different types of and uses for land, none of which are explained. In the water part of the map, signals, buoys, and a spindle are marked and labeled. Water depth is not included.
Object number2012.312.190.2
InscribedRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink: "NEW HAVEN HARBOR CONN. SHEET A."NotesCartographic Note: No scaleCollections
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