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Some
neighborhood maps from various sources
| Boston
downtown - Theater district and Tufts-New England
Medical Center. From G.M. Hopkins, Atlas of the
County of Suffolk ... Volume 1; 1874. Two sheets
covering what was then Ward 8: 15 x 24 inches and 15 x
12 inches. Highlight color. Condition: repaired edge
tears top and bottom; map face very good. - Shows
building footprints and names property owners. For those
who knew the area before the Mass Pike and some street
revisions, it is bounded by Boylston Street to
Washington to Beach to Albany to Curve, thence to
Indiana Street, along Washington to Pleasant Street to
Carver and back to Boylston. As with most older central
city areas, a large number of building have been
replaced. |
$65.00 |
| Boston:
Back Bay (Arlington to Exeter). From Geo. W.
Bromley, Atlas of the City of Boston. City Proper,
Volume 1; 1883. 19 x 28 inches. Highlight
color showing building material (mostly brick). Condition:
a bit of time toning at the edges; overall very good. - Shows
building footprints and names property owners. Covers
the area between Boylston Street and the Charles River,
from Arlington Street to Exeter. This neighborhood is
full of familiar buildings: Arlington Street Church, Old
South, the Hotel Vendome, the Museum of Natural History
(formerly Bonwits?), and the Institute of Technology
(MIT?). Some empty lots remain. The regularity of
the grid make this an art piece. |
$135.00 |
| Boston:
North End and waterfront. From Geo. W.
Bromley, Atlas of the City of Boston. City Proper,
Volume 1; 1883. 19 x 28 inches. Highlight
color showing building material (mostly brick). Condition:
a bit of time toning at the edges; overall very good. - Shows
building footprints and names property owners. Covers
much of the North end and the waterfront from Lincoln
Wharf to Commercial. Starting at Faneuil Hall, the
bounds are Union Street to Charlestown to Stillman to
Salem to Prince to Bennet Ave to North Bennet Street to
Hanover. Thence along Salutation Street to Commercial to
Atlantic Avenue to Clinton Street to North Market and
back to Fanieul Hall. Many of the buildings are extant
and many of the streets are
gone. |
$90.00 |
| Boston:
Symphony Hall-Massachusetts Avenue area. From
an unidentified Bromley atlas of Boston, estimated to be
published about 1900. 18 x 28½ inches. Highlight color
showing building material. Condition: a bit of time
toning at the edges, with dog-eared upper margin
corners; map face is very good. - Shows
building footprints and water mains; names property
owners. Symphony Hall, Horticultural Hall and the
Christian Science complex have yet to be built. The area
is bounded by Boylston Street, Dalton Street, snaking to
Cumberland Street to the railroad tracks. Back along
Gainsborough Street to Batavia, ending up at Westland
Entrance, finally along the Fenway back to Boylston
Street. The spine of the area is along what we now
call Massachusetts Avenue. Many lots have yet to
be developed. |
$55.00 |
| Charlestown:
Outline and Index Map. From Charles W. Bromley, Atlas
of the City of Boston ..., 1892. 20 x 29½ inches.
Color refers to coverage of detailed plates. Condition: a
bit of light overall time toning; map face is good. - At
400 feet/inch. shows the street pattern in what was then
the 3rd, 4th and 5th Wards of the City of Boston. The
Navy Yard is indicated. Rail terminals at waters edge
are prominent, including the Hoosac Tunnel Docks. |
$50.00 |
| Charlestown:
South of Monument Square. From Charles W. Bromley, Atlas
of the City of Boston ..., 1892; Plate 7. 20 x
30 inches. Highlight color
showing building material (mostly brick and wood). Condition: a
bit of time toning at the edges, with stain at edge of
full top margin; map face is very good. - Shows an area
bounded by Monument Square (south side), Wallace Court,
Chestnut to Park to Warren and Winthrop Streets,
thence along Main Street past Thompson to Green Street,
to High Street and back to Monument Square.
(18397) |
$75.00 |
The
following
maps listed are from the Atlas of Middlesex
Massachusetts ... published in Boston by George H.
Walker and Co. in three volumes from 1900 to 1908. Volume 1 (1900) was
originally published by George W. Stadley & Co., the stock of which was
purchased by Walker. Reference: LeGear (US Atlases) 1579.
Maps
are on linen-backed sheets about 20 x 30 inches. They are similar to
the Bromley maps insofar as highlight color is used on street, parks and aquatic
features as well as to indicate exterior building material; outline color shows
boundaries of cities, towns and wards. Railroad, street railways, building
footprints, lot size, street numbers and hydrants are indicated. These maps are ex
lib from the Engineers Office of the B & M Railroad. See the
Hopkinton for examples of the "index" sheets and the detail sheets
from the 1908 edition.
| ASHLAND: see
Hopkinton. |
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| CAMBRIDGE:
Central Square.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
Slightly tatty right margin; overall very good. -
Covers
a large swath of revitalized central Cambridge bounded
by roughly DeWolfe and Trowbridge Streets, along Harvard
and Washington Streets to Windsor, Lansdowne and
Brookline Streets and then along Hamilton, Prince and
Fairmont Streets and Putnam Avenue to River Street and
the Charles. Some buildings, like City Hall have been
there for a century. Building material is indicated.
Scale is 200 feet/inch. Property owners on this sheet and others listed on verso
in manuscript. |
$120.00 |
| CAMBRIDGE:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology area.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
A light vertical crease about 4" in from the right;
right margin and corners somewhat tatty; generally good.
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Shows
the pre-MIT layout from the Esplanade to the north of
the Institute where related development has now spread.
Building material is indicated. Scale is 200
feet/inch. Property owners on
this sheet and others listed on verso in
manuscript. |
$50.00 |
| CAMBRIDGE:
Mid-Cambridge.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
A very light vertical crease about at right; slightly
tatty right margin and corners; overall good. -
Covers
the are bounded on the west by Trowbridge and Baldwin
Streets, on east by Portland, Berkshire and Harding
Streets, on the north by the Somerville line and on the
south by Harvard and Washington Streets. Scale is
200 feet/inch. Building material
is indicated. Property owners on this sheet and others
listed on verso in manuscript. |
$50.00 |
| CAMBRIDGE: West Cambridge
- outer.
Walker; 1900. Two plans on one
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
Slightly
tatty right margin; very good. - Covers
the far western stretches on Cambridge. One map shows
there area beyond Fresh Pond by Belmont and Watertown.
The other shows Coolidge Hill prior to its subdivision,
Cambridge Cemetery and the flats along the Charles. Building material
is indicated. Scale is 200 feet/inch. Property owners on this sheet and others
listed on verso in manuscript. |
$40.00 |
| EVERETT.
Walker; 1900. 4
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Highlight and boundary outline
color. Tabs or damaged; overall very good. - Highly
detailed maps covering the whole city at a scale of 250
feet/inch. |
$80.00 |
| FRAMINGHAM.
Walker; 1908. 6
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Highlight and outline color. Very good. -
A
sheet of the whole down, with 5 detail sheets of the
more built-up parts. Building material are not shown on
the town map, but are vivid on the detail sheets. |
$150.00 |
| HOLLISTON.
Walker; 1908. 3
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Some highlight and outline color. A
waterstain, seen mostly on the reverse and very little
on the face of the maps; overall very good. - A
sheet of the whole town, with two supplementary sheet
showing various built-up sections of the town in greater
detail, showing the building material. |
$120.00 |
 HOPKINTON and
ASHLAND. Walker; 1908. 3
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Some highlight and outline color. Very good. -
An
"index" sheet of both towns; a detail sheet
Hopkinton center and Woodville; the third sheet covers Ashland
center and may be purchased separately for
$45.00. Pictured at right is the sheet of
both towns and a detail of the sheet with Hopkinton
Center.  |
$100.00 |
| NEWTON and
WALTHAM.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight, outline
and wash color. Some vertical creasing; overall very good. -
A
colorful index map for these two cities showing ward
boundaries and the street layout at the time. |
$40.00 |
| NEWTON: Newton
Highlands and southeast.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
Some vertical creasing; overall very good. - Shows
Newton Highland and the area of large lots southeast to
the West Roxbury and Needham lines at 500
feet/inch. |
$60.00 |
| NEWTON: Waban
& part of Auburndale.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
Light vertical creasing; overall very good. - Shows
these communities at 500 feet/inch, but just misses
Newton Lower Falls. |
$60.00 |
| NEWTON: West
Newton and the north.
Walker; 1900. One
sheet,
about 20 x 30", backed on linen. Highlight and outline color.
Light vertical creasing; overall very good. - Covers the
area north of the Mass Turnpike and west of Silver Lake
and Walnut Street at 400 feet/inch. |
$50.00 |
| SUDBURY.
Walker; 1908. 2
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Some highlight and outline color. A
waterstain, seen mostly on the reverse and very little
on the face of the map; overall very good. - A
sheet of the whole town, with a supplementary sheet
showing two sections of the town in greater detail,
showing the building material. |
$120.00 |
| WALTHAM.
Walker; 1900. 4
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Highlight and boundary outline
color. Some vertical creasing on all sheets; tabs are damaged; overall
good to very good. - Highly
detailed maps covering the whole city; three of
the four sheets are at a scale of 200
feet/inch. |
$110.00 |
| WAYLAND.
Walker; 1908. 2
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Some highlight and outline color.
Very good. - The
first sheet shows the whole town; on the same sheet is a
more detailed plan of the town center showing building
materials. The second sheet shows Cochituate in
full detail; there is also a small inset of the Tower
Hill area. |
$100.00 |
| WESTON.
Walker; 1908. 2
sheets,
about 20 x 30". Some highlight and outline color. A
smudge in the supplementary sheet; overall very good. - A
sheet of the whole town, with a supplementary sheet
showing two section of the town in greater detail,
showing the building material. |
$125.00 |
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