Vintage Map of New Canaan, Connecticut 1878 | Restored Historic Print

This vintage bird's-eye map of New Canaan, Connecticut was created in 1878 and published by O. H. Bailey & Co. of Boston. This restored edition brings the historic New Canaan view to life while preserving the original linework and its village streets, winding country roads, hillside farms, orchards, and the two building vignettes framing the title cartouche.

About This Historic Map

Drawn from an elevated bird's-eye perspective, this map presents New Canaan in the late 1870s, when the town was shaped by its village center, surrounding farmland, hillside orchards, and the network of country roads radiating outward. The view sweeps across rolling Connecticut hills, past clustered houses and churches at the heart of town, out to open fields and a quiet pond at the edge of the scene.

Notable features shown on the map include the tightly drawn streets of New Canaan, the illustrated building vignettes at the base of the sheet, and the numbered key identifying the homes, churches, and businesses that shaped daily life around town in the 1870s.

For anyone who grew up in New Canaan, has family roots along its old roads, or simply loves this corner of Fairfield County, this map is more than a historic view. It captures the church spires, the neat rows of houses, and the open farmland that made the town what it is, along with the memories that keep people connected to New Canaan.

A statement piece for any room, this reproduction is printed using KNOWOL's restored version of the 1878 New Canaan map, preserving the historic character of the original while adding depth, warmth, and visual clarity. It makes a meaningful addition to an office, library, den, family room, or local history collection.