Gift of Yale Univerity, 1912.5.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

New Haven in 1641

DraftsmanDrawn by Frederick R. Honey American, 1844 - 1929

Date1880

MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (New Haven map, image height x width): 8 x 8 3/8in. (20.3 x 21.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (Milford map, image height x width): 7 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (19.1 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 12in. (47.6 x 30.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Yale Univerity

DescriptionTwo maps on the same sheet of paper, one featuring the city center of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1641, and the other depicting Milford, Connecticut, in 1646. The focus of both maps is early property owners: on the New Haven map, the land lots are depicted, divided with solid black lines and labeled with the owner's name; on the Milford map, land lots are not shown but landholders' names are. Bodies of water are shown but not labeled.

Object number1912.5.0

InscribedRecto, bottom left corner, printed in black ink: "NEW HAVEN / IN / 1641."

Bottom left corner, printed in black ink: "F.R. HONEY. 1880"

Right side, printed in black ink: "MILFORD IN 1646."

Upper right corner, printed in black ink: "F.R. HONEY. 1880"

Verso, top center, handwritten in pencil: "New Haven -- Map"

Top right corner, handwritten in red ink: "23061"NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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