Maps from
Walker's Atlas of Massachusetts
G.H. Walker & Co. and it's
successors published atlases of the Commonwealth at least from 1891 through
1909, as listed by LeGear in United States Atlases in the Library of Congress.
They were compiled under the direction of Oscar W. Walker. They include three
series of maps as listed below. First, are the topographic maps; second, plans
of the centers of Massachusetts' cities; and third, a set showing the Boston
metropolitan area. Unless noted otherwise, they are about 18 x 26 inches. The maps that are being offered are from the 1904 edition of
the atlas. Digital photo examples can be supplied upon request.
The topographic maps are similar
in character to the USGS quadrangles of the same period, but covering 15 minutes
vertically and 30 minutes horizontally. Detail includes elevation contours,
waterways, open water, wetlands, roads and streets with names, but not
structures such as are found on the USGS sheets. The example at right is a
portion of Sheet No.4 (click to enlarge). Areas of coverage are shown in
the index map below, with numbers corresponding to Atlas Plate numbers
below.
| Atlas Plate No.1 - Lower Merrimack River. Newburyport &
Haverhill area. - Creases; browning at edges. |
$15 |
| Atlas Plate No.2 - Cape Ann. Parts of Salem, Marblehead,
Wakefield. - Creases; browning at edges. |
$25 |
| Atlas Plate No.3 - Lowell, Lawrence &
Northern Middlesex Co. to Carlisle & Groton - Browning at edges. |
$15 |
| Atlas Plate No.4 - Downtown Boston and western
suburbs to Southboro & Stow. - Slight browning at edges |
$40 |
| Atlas Plate No.5 - Boston Harbor and
surroundings; parts of Marblehead & Cohasset - 17x15" - Good. |
$20 |
| Atlas Plate No.6 - South shore, SE suburbs,
Braintree, Brockton. - Vertical crease; slight browning at edge. |
Sold |
| Atlas Plate No.7 - Plymouth, Middleborough &
vicinity. - Slight browning at edge. |
$25 |
| Atlas Plate No.8 - Outer Cape Cod; Eastham to
Provincetown. - 18x17" - Good. |
Sold |
| Atlas Plate No.9 - Mid Cape Cod; Hyannis to
Orleans to Monomoy Point - Very slight browning at edge. |
Sold |
| Atlas Plate No.10 - Nantucket - Very slight
browning at edge. |
Sold |
| Atlas Plate No.11 - Marthas Vineyard, Nomans
Land & Elizabeth Islands - Very slight browning at edge. |
Sold |
| Atlas Plate No.12 - Upper Cape Cod. Hyannisport,
Woods Hole, Buzzards Bay - Slight edge browning. |
Sold |
| Atlas Plate No.13 - Southern Bristol County; New
Bedford; Fall River. - Vertical crease; otherwise good. |
$25 |
| Atlas Plate No.14 - Northern Bristol County,
Attleboros, Taunton. Very slight browning at edges. |
$15 |
| Atlas Plate No.15 - Southwest suburbs, Westwood,
Sharon to Milford. Very slight browning at edges. |
$15 |
| Atlas Plate No.16 - Southern Worcester County;
Sturbridge to Northbridge. - Minimal browning at edges. |
$15 |
| Atlas Plate No.17 - Central Worcester County;
Most of Worcester, etc. - Very slight browning at edges. |
$20 |
| Atlas Plate No.18 - Northern Worcester County;
Fitchburg, Gardner, etc. - Very slight browning at edges. |
$20 |
| Atlas Plate No.19 - Eastern Franklin &
adjacent Worcester Counties; Connecticut River. - Good |
$35 |
| Atlas Plate No.20 - Eastern Hampshire &
adjacent Worcester Counties; Amherst, Quabbin towns. - Good. |
$75 |
| Atlas Plate No.21 - Eastern Hampden &
adjacent Worcester Counties; Springfield; Conn Rover. - Good. |
$35 |
| Atlas Plate No.22 - Western Hampden County;
Holyoke, Connecticut River. - Good. |
$35 |
| Atlas Plate No.23 - Western Hampshire County;
Northampton, Connecticut River. - Good. |
$40 |
| Atlas Plate No.24 - Western Franklin &
adjacent Berkshire Counties; Deerfield River valley. - Good. |
$40 |
| Atlas Plate No.25 - Northwestern Berkshire
County - Mapped part 17x14" - Good. |
$30 |
| Atlas Plate No.26 - West central Berkshire
County; Pittsfield, Stockbridge. - Mapped part 17x19" - Good |
$35 |
| Atlas Plate No.27 - Southwestern Berkshire
County - Mapped part 17x22" - Vertical creases, else good. |
$30 |
