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New Haven, Connecticut Map Art
A new map of New Haven, Connecticut, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore New Haven, Connecticut from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures New Haven building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in New Haven, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and FEMA. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed New Haven artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, weβve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly whatβs on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves New Haven. So whether itβs for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of New Haven brings back fond memories.
Explore the full map of New Haven, Connecticut and read about the local places it shows.
About New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city of 134,023 people in New Haven County, on New Haven Harbor at the northern edge of Long Island Sound. Around five hundred Puritans sailed in during April 1638, led by the minister John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton, a London merchant, and they hoped to build a town where church and government worked hand in hand. The Quinnipiac, then under attack by the Pequots, sold them land for a promise of protection, and by 1640 the settlement had its grid of nine squares and the name New Haven.
The town led a colony of its own until 1664, when pressure from England folded it into Connecticut, and New Haven and Hartford took turns as capital from 1701 until 1873. The Collegiate School moved here from Old Saybrook in 1716, and it took the name Yale College in 1718, when the merchant Elihu Yale gave it a large donation. New Haven became a city in 1784, and its first mayor was Roger Sherman, who had signed the Constitution.
“The skilful precision with which New Haven was laid out around its central market-place elicited at that time universal admiration.”
- The judges on West RockIn 1661 King Charles II was hunting the judges who had condemned his father. Two of them, Edward Whalley and William Goffe, fled here, where John Davenport helped keep them hidden, and on May 15 they settled among huge stone pillars high on West Rock. A farmer, Richard Sperry, had his boys leave food on a stump. After a panther poked its head in one night, they left the cave, and neither was ever returned to England.
- Spared in 1779On July 5, 1779, General William Tryon came ashore with 2,600 loyalists and British regulars and attacked New Haven, then home to 3,500 people. Yale students formed a militia and stood ready, and the raiders burned ships at Long Wharf. But they did not set the town on fire, as they did Fairfield and Norwalk a week later, so many of New Haven's colonial buildings still stand.
- Who planted the Elm CityJames Hillhouse did the planting between 1787 and 1796, bringing young trees from his farm out toward Meriden and lining the streets and the Green with rows of them. In a 1911 account, a boy held the saplings or drove stakes while Hillhouse filled in the dirt. That boy, Jeremiah Day, later became president of Yale, and the elms gave New Haven its nickname.
- Oysters by the schooner loadBy about 1823 Fair Haven oystermen were already sailing down to the Chesapeake. In 1834 the schooner Mary and Martha planted 1,600 bushels of oysters in Morris Cove, and Fair Haven grew into a great oyster shipping center. Ten years earlier the steamboat United States had begun regular runs to New York, firing a cannon from the bow as it came into port so the Hartford and Boston stagecoaches would be waiting.
- The Amistad trial of 1839In 1839 the Mende Africans who had risen up aboard the Spanish slave ship Amistad were tried in New Haven's federal court, an early landmark of the antislavery movement. Members of the Dixwell Avenue church, founded by free African Americans in 1820, spoke up for them. A memorial put up in 1992 stands in front of New Haven City Hall, where the jail that held them once stood.
Find your street
Names on the New Haven map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks35
- West Hills
- Albertus Magnus College
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Bowen Field Football Stadium
- Chapel Street Historic District
- City Point
- DeWitt Family Stadium
- Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ
- East Rock
- Edgewood Park
- Fair Haven East
- Five Mile Point Lighthouse
Show all 35 places
- Fort Nathan Hale
- Gateway Community College
- James Hillhouse High School
- Johnson Stadium
- Lighthouse Point Park
- Morris Cove
- New Haven City Hall
- New Haven County Courthouse
- New Haven Free Public Library
- New Haven Green
- Reese Stadium
- Southern Connecticut State University
- State Street
- West Haven City Hall
- West Haven Green
- West River Memorial Park
- Westville Music Bowl
- Wilbur Cross Athletic Complex
- Wilbur Cross High School
- Wooster Square Historic District
- Yale Bowl
- Yale New Haven Hospital
- Yale University
Streets and roads31
- Fountain St
- N Frontage Rd
- Fitch St
- Central Ave
- Worth Ave
- Stevenson Rd
- Pond St
- Highland St
- Grand Ave
- Rock St
- English St
- Humphrey St
- Cliff St
- Shelton Ave
- Nicoll St
- Edward St
- Canal St
- Middletown Ave
- Essex Sq
- Rosewood Ave
- River St
- Water St
- Columbus Ave
- Button St
- Sargent Dr
- Kimberly Ave
- Woodward Ave
- Summit St
- Beacon Ave
- Lighthouse Rd
Show all 31 streets
- Dixwell Ave
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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