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  • Massachusetts
    Boynton, George W. (1852-01-01)
    Townships and major rivers delineated. Taken from The First Book of History, Combined With Geography; Containing The History and Geography of The Western Hemisphere. For the Use of Schools. By the Author of Peter Parley's Tales. Boston: Jenks, Hickling, and Swan, 1852.

  • Map of Massachusetts
    Moses King Corporation (1891-01-01)
    "Engraved for King's Handbook of the United States, by Matthews, Northrup & Co., Buffalo, NY."

  • Massachusetts.
    Century Co., The (1897-01-01)
    "Size of type indicates relative importance of places." Relief shown by hachures. Inset map: Boston and vicinity.

  • Massachusetts, Eastern Part.
    Century Co., The (1897-01-01)
    "This map is made from that of the U.S. Geological Survey and contains all Towns, Post Offices, and important Railroad Stations." Relief shown by hachures. Inset map: Martha's Vineyard island.

  • Bristol County
    Walling, Henry Francis (1871-01-01)
    Shows town boundaries. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Title from atlas' table of contents. From: Walling's Official topographical atlas of Massachusetts from astronomical, trigonometrical, and various local surveys. 1871. p. 28-29.

  • Coast Lines: Part of Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) Sheet
    United States Geological Survey (1908-01-01)
    Relief shown by hachures and landform drawings; depths shown by soundings, shading, and form lines. Map is Plate CXXXIII excerpted from U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper no. 60, Washington, DC, 1908.

  • Sketch of North River, Mass.
    United States Coast Survey; Tittman, O.H. (1870-01-01)
    "Topographical survey made under the direction of H.L. Whiting...by O.H. Tittman."

  • Massachusetts, Yarmouth Sheet
    U.S. Geological Survey; Gannett, Henry; Baker, Marcus; Clark, E.B.; U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1890-01-01)
    Topographical map of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Shows roads, railroads, topographical features. The contour interval is 20 feet. Surveyed in 1886-7.

  • Massachusetts, Provincetown Sheet
    U.S. Geological Survey; Gannett, Henry; Baker, Marcus; U.S. Coast and Geodetic and Borden Survey; U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1889-01-01)
    Topographic map of Provincetown. Shows roads, light houses, life saving stations. Shows town of Truro. Relief shown by contours.

  • Massachusetts, Chatham Sheet
    U.S. Geological Survey; Gannett, Henry; Baker, Marcus (1887-01-01)
    A topographical map of Chatham, Massachusetts. Shows major roads, identifies water features, locations of light houses and light ships in additional to topographical features.

  • Massachusetts, Provincetown Sheet
    U.S. Geological Survey; Gannett, Henry; U.S. Coast and Geodetic and Borden Survey; U.S. Coast Survey (1887-01-01)
    Topographical map of Provincetown. Includes major roads, light houses, life saving stations, and topographical features. Relief is shown by contours. Also shows most of the town of Truro.

  • Massachusetts
    1855-01-01
    Includes county outlines and major place names. Taken from an unknown school geography book.

  • Boston
    Watson, Gaylord (1885-01-01)
    Includes Boston proper, Cambridge, Charlestown, parts of South Boston, and East Boston. From Watson's New and Complete Illustrated History of the World, 1885.

  • Coast Lines: Part of Falmouth (Mass.) Sheet
    United States Geological Survey (1908-01-01)
    Relief shown by hachures and landform drawings; depths shown by soundings, shading, and form lines. Map is Plate CLIV excerpted from U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper no. 60, Washington, DC, 1908.

  • Part of Nantucket (Mass.)
    United States Geological Survey (1908-01-01)
    Taken from U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper no. 60, Washington, DC: Govt. Print. Off., 1908, plate CXXXIX. Soundings in hachures.

  • Chatham Harbor
    United States Geological Survey (1893-01-01)
    Bathymetry shown by soundings and isolines. From Thirteenth annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1891-'92 / by J.W. Powell, part II. "Geo. S. Harris & Sons, litho, Phila." Shows quadrant correction.

  • Entrance of Newburyport Harbor, Mass.: Plan Showing Condition of Improvement
    United States Army Corps of Engineers; Gillespie, George L. (1886-01-01)
    The soundings are expressed in feet and refer to the mean low water. Inset drawing: chart of mean low water thalwegs from gorge to ocean. "To accompany annual report for the year ending June 30, 1886." Published by The American Graphic Co., New York, NY.

  • Historical Map of Nantucket
    Ewer, Ferdinand C.; Old Colony Railroad Company (1888-01-01)
    This map is a reduced version of Reverend F. C. Ewers' map of Nantucket. This variant was issued by the Old Colony Rail line in various formats from roughly 1869 to 1889. Covers the island of Nantucket, focusing on transportation and communities. Advertises the “Old Colony Line” as the “Shortest, Quickest, Best, and Only Direct Route between Boston or New York and Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard.” Also notes Native American claims to the Island. Features three columns of text breaking down the history of Nantucket from its discovery by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602 to the laying of the first communications cables between Nantucket and the mainland in 1886.

  • Coast Lines: Part of Provincetown and Wellfleet (Mass.) Sheets
    United States Geological Survey (1908-01-01)
    Relief shown by hachures and landform drawings; depths shown by soundings, shading, and form lines. "Datum is at mean sea level" Map is Plate CXXXVIII excerpted from U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper No. 60, Washington, D.C., 1908.

  • Hyannis Harbor, Mass.: Surveyed in Accordance With an Act of Congress of July 5 1884, Under the Direction of George H. Elliot, Lt. Col. of Engineers, U.S.A.
    United States Army Corps of Engineers; Elliot, George H.; Simmons, W.C.; Abell, C.O.; Rounds, I.P. (1884-01-01)
    Shows Hyannis Breakwater in green. "Copy sent to the Chief of Engineers with letter of this date (Dec.12, 1884)." Soundings in feet at mean low water. Includes information on buoys, weather signal stations, tides, and lights. "H Ex1 pt2 v2 49 1"--Lower left margin.

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