Boston with its environs - Public domain vintage map
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Geographical, historical, and statistical map of Massachusetts
Drawn by Fielding Lucas, a Philadelphia and Baltimore map and atlas publisher, this map was included in Henry Carey's and Isaac Lea's "Complete Historical, Chronological and Geographical American Atlas". The at... More
United States of America - Public domain vintage map
Tanner, the first native-born American to devote his career to map and atlas publishing, copyrighted this large wall map of the United States in1829. It depicts only the eastern two-thirds of the country, while... More
Carte réduite du nord des Etat-Unis avec l'intérieur du pays : pour ...
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Plan of Boston - Public domain vintage map
Boston, England, is depicted on this charming map, which appeared in an English county atlas published during the first half of the 19th century. The map is lightly colored with a decorative border. It also inc... More
Boston - Public domain vintage geogrpaphic map
This attractively designed map focuses on Boston proper and features inset views of Boston Harbor, the State Capital building, and the Bunker Hill Monument. In addition to delineating the street pattern and ide... More
Boston - Public domain map engraving
Boston's transformation and growth from a colonial port city originally confined to the physical limitations of the Shawmut Peninsula are outlined on this map. Starting in the 1790s, bridges were built to conne... More
Boston Harbour : from the survey of A.S. Wadsworth, Esq., U.S.N. and t...
Although published in 1847, this chart of Boston Harbor was based on much earlier surveys - a U.S. Navy survey of 1817 and British surveys from the Revolutionary War period. The American Coast Pilot, in which t... More
Massachusetts and Rhode Island - Public domain old map
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Plan of the Inner Harbor of Boston nautical chart
Published the same year as Edmund Blunt's small chart of Boston Harbor, this large-scale harbor chart was based on recent surveys conducted by the U.S. Coast Survey and showed considerably more detail for the i... More
Boston with Charlestown and Roxbury - Public domain map
This map of Boston by B. R. Davies was initially issued in 1842 and published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Among its numerous publication ventures, members of this society, a group of B... More
Map of parts of Boston Harbor and its tributaries
Compiled from manuscript maps prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1847 and updated to 1854, this was one of four maps that accompanied the first report of the Commissioners on Boston Harbor and the Back Bay. T... More
Map of Boston and adjacent cities - Public domain map
Produced by the firm of J.H. Colton and Company, a leading mid-19th century American publisher of steel engraved maps and atlases, this map portrays Boston just prior to the reclamation of Back Bay. The street ... More
Plan of Boston - Public domain vintage map
Boston's role as a transportation center during the mid-19th century is evident on this general reference atlas map. Wharves lining the eastern shore of the peninsula provide evidence of the city's long-time sh... More
Plan of Boston - Public domain vintage map
At the direction of the Boston City Council, city engineer James Slade produced this new map of the city. It was first published in 1861 and was reissued, with updates, every year from 1862 through 1870, with t... More
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts nautical chart
The U.S. Coast Survey's first nautical chart of Boston Harbor was published in 1857. The original chart was based on the first truly scientific and comprehensive surveys of the entire harbor. These included ela... More
Boston Bay and approaches nautical chart
As part of its mission to provide navigational aids for the entire country, the U.S. Coast Survey published charts at various scales. Some covered small geographical areas, such as harbors. Others, such as this... More
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts nautical chart
Published in 1867, this was the second edition of the U.S. Coast Survey's nautical chart of Boston Harbor. Although it was updated, primarily with navigational aids, it retained the appearance of the first edit... More
Plan of the property known as Rowe's Wharf : enlarged from a plan made...
This very delicately colored plan of Rowe's Wharf lays out the square footage of the structures and surrounding area existing at the time. This plan anticipates the construction of Atlantic Avenue, which would ... More
Plan of Boston - Public domain vintage map
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Plan for the occupation of flats owned by the Commonwealth in Boston H...
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View of Boston, July 4th 1870 - Public domain old map
This view of Victorian Boston portrays a prosperous city during its Independence Day celebration. Cannon smoke issuing from harbor island fortifications and a military re-enactment on the Boston Common are clea... More
Boston and adjacent cities - Public domain old map
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Boston Harbor, Massachusetts nautical chart
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Plan of Boston - Public domain vintage map
Published in the 1883 edition of Mitchell's "New General Atlas", this detailed plan of central Boston from the tip of Charlestown to northern Dorchester, records Boston's growth following the Civil War. By this... More
Outline and index map of city of Boston proper
Boston, after the reclamation of Back Bay was completed, is depicted on this outline map. It served as a graphic index to the more detailed atlas pages that comprised the first edition of this urban real estate... More
Map of Boston - Public domain vintage map
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Map to accompany report of State Board on Docks and Terminal Facilitie...
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Boston I - Public domain old vintage map
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Boston II - Public domain old vintage map
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Map of the existing and proposed circumferential thoroughfares of the ...
A comprehensive plan for improving traffic in the growing Boston urban area was submitted to the Metropolitan Improvements Commission in 1909 by Shurtleff, a visionary landscape architect. His scheme was simple... More
Map of the existing and proposed radial thoroughfares of the district ...
A comprehensive plan for improving traffic in the growing Boston urban area was submitted to the Metropolitan Improvements Commission in 1909 by Shurtleff, a visionary landscape architect. His scheme was simple... More
Map of Boston proper, showing proposed railroad tunnels and business s...
This map outlines how the newly formed The Boston City Planning Board, began to address the rising demand for commuter rail service in 1914. Boston already had several subway lines (indicated with narrow red li... More
Boston and surroundings - Public domain map
Beautifully colored with yellow delineating municipal boundaries and green designating parks and public reservations, this early 20th century street map was an essential reference aid for traveling around Bosto... More