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SMITH, H. & C. T
Map of New Haven County Connecticut
Philadelphia: H & C. T. Smith, 1856. Wall map, 54¼ x 53 inches, full period hand colour. Expertly repaired, backed with modern linen, trimmed in white cloth, on contemporary rollers. Some minor creasing and light tanning, but in all a very good copy.
A splendid map of New Haven County, Connecticut; the largest and most detailed for the area of the nineteenth century. Drawn on a scale of 1¼ inches to a mile, the map offers a wealth of information, including population statistics, a list of businesses in Waterbury and in New Haven (six booksellers and stationers, many more lawyers), a table of agricultural statistics, and another showing distances between towns. There are fine inset plans of several county towns, including New Haven, Waterbury, Milford, Meriden, Cheshire, Guilford, Birmingham, and many others. Twelve fine engravings depict Yale College, the college library, the New Haven railroad station and public green, and the Guilford Academy, among others.
Rumsey 1583; Thompson 169; Phillips, America, p.480.
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#5638 $3,500.00 
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© 2002-2005 Donald A. Heald
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