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This is a small selection of our inventory of antique Massachusetts maps and prints. Additional inventory is available. Contact us with your request. 1-800-879-6277 



000rare:
1834 Very rare Map of New Bedford with large inset of its Vicinity. Very rare lithograph by J. Congdon, published by Pendleton's Lithography, Boston. Map includes Village of New Bedford with public buildings, roads, cemeteries, churches, plan and waterfront docks, population and more.
Condition: Good. Browning and aging throughout with small margins, and foxing throughout.
34 x 21 in. $3,950



1215ma:
J.H. Colton original hand colored engraved map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with inset showing the Vicinity of Boston. Colton was among the earliest map makers with very accurate maps depicting cities and states in the United States.
17-1/2 x 14-1/2 in. $250



001Massachusetts:
1889 Bradley's color map of Massachusetts, Connecticut 
and Rhode Island.
26 x 19 in. $100



013Massachusetts:
1891 Bradley's color map of Massachusetts with lower section highlighted on lower left of map. Featured in Bradley's 
Atlas of the World.
26 x 19 in. $100



015ma: 
1873 Boston. Hand colored bird's-eye view from Mt. Bowdoin. Antique engraving from Picturesque America. 12-1/2x9 in. $30



016ma: 
1839 Massachusetts. Bartlett view, "Mount Tom and the Connecticut River." Hand colored engraving. 11x8-1/2 in. $60




017ma: 
1872 Massachusetts. Several hand colored scenes on one page from Springfield MA. Antique wood engravings from Picturesque America. 9x12-1/2 in. $30




019ma: 
1900 Map of Boston. Shows freight and passenger depots, grain elevators, steamboat wharves. From Rand McNally. 11x14 in. $30



024ma: 
1873 Massachusetts view. "On the Beverly Coast." (North of Boston) Hand colored steel engraving from Picturesque America. 
12-1/2x9 in. $40



025ma:
1873 Boston scenes. Seven views of Old Boston from Pictuesque America. Hand colored engravings. 9-1/2x12-1/2 in. $30
 



027ma:
Massachussets Connecticut Rhode Island. Map by Bradley. Attractive map on a very large scale. Nice border, great detail.
26-1/2x19-1/2 in. $120
 




032ma: 
1911 Railroad Map of Massachusetts. Ten railroads listed and shown, plus shipping routes and lines. Inset of environs of Boston. 29-1/2x21-1/2 in. $80




034ma:
1884 Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard is the backdrop for the sinking of the "City of Columbus" in this hand colored wood engraving. Drawn by Schell and Hogan.
16 x 11 in. $95



202ma:
C.1880 Springfield Massachusetts Victorian Residence. Hand colored lithograph showing an authentic antique view of the residence 
of M.A. Clyde.
11-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. $50



209ma:
Hand colored antique American view titled, "Billington Sea." Shows scene of a deer overlooking the Billington Sea in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 
5 x 8in. $30




213ma:
C.1950 Colorful vacation pamphlet of Cape Cod. This pamphlet includes the history and popular sights of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, including historical exhibits, forests, 
parks and books.
16 x 9in. $30


216ma:
1892 Picture of two men on their way to go fishing on Cape Cod. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled, "Mr. Cleveland Goes Fishing," drawn by T. de Thulstrup from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50


217ma: 
1891 Pictures of Ex-President Cleveland's visit to Sandwich, Cape Cod. Elegant hand colored engraved image titled, "Incidents of Ex-President Cleveland's Visit to Sandwich, Cape Cod, The Dinner at Sandwich to Neighbor Cleveland and Some of the Ex-President Cleveland's Neighbors," drawn by W. A. Rogers from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50


108NewHampshire:
"Part of Dr. Mitchells Map of the British and French Dominions in N. America of 1755, Showing the boundary of New York on New Hampshire." Re-issue of a 1755 Map published in 1850 by Am. Photo-Lithographic Co. NY. Hand colored lines showing the boundry between each of the states. Cities, rivers and sounds are shown, along with limits and division lines claimed.
9 x 13 1/2 in. $150


218ma:
1852 Provincetown - Cape Cod - Catered celebration of the "Sons of Cape Cod with descriptions and article. Hand colored wood engraving featured in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.
15 x 10-1/2 in. $60



220ma: 
1887 Pictures of the Wiseacres of Marblehead and the Fleet in Vineyard Sound. Beautifully hand colored engraved images various captions read: Wiseacres of Marblehead discussing the Volunteer, A Chivalrous Deed, A Reporter Drops the News Overboard in a Demijohn, In the Cabin of the Volunteer, Capt. Haff of the Volunteer, Hard a lee Jack and the Fleet in Vineyard Sound from Harper's Weekly. 
11 x 16in. $60




221ma:
C1900 Images of the Battleship Manoeuvres Off Provincetown. Gorgeous photographed images titled,"The Battleship Manoeuvres Off Provincetown." Shows scene of the battleship fleet entering the harbor of Provincetown, Massachusetts. 
11 x 16in. $30





224ma:
1883 Image of women admiring artifacts in a museum. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "Massachusetts-Past and Present: A Character Sketch in the Boston Museum," drawn by Hyde from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 11 x 16in. $50





227ma:
1861 Winslow Homer wood engraving titled, "Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal, At Watertown, Massachusetts." Featured in Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization.
16 x 11 in. $50



228ma:
1859 Winslow Homer double-paged wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "The Grand Review at Camp Massachusetts, Near Concord, September 9, 1859."
22 x 16 in. $125



229ma:
1860 Winslow Homer wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Chime of Thirteen Bells for Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Manufactured by Messrs. Henry N. Hooper & 
Co., of  Boston."
15-1/2 x 11 in. $60

 


230ma:
Martha's Vineyard - Large hand colored chart showing the Muskeget Channel, Buzzard's Bay and the entrance to Vineyard Sound. Issued by the U.S. Coast Survey Office in 1860. Detailing the Topography of the city New Bedford and surrounding towns of Wareham, Agawam, Falmouth Village, Oysterville Annharbor. Shows depth and insets of lighthouses.
42 1/2 x 29 1/2 $900 



0115ma:
1853 Springfield Horse Show -- Hand colored wood engraving and text showing the National Horse Exhibit in top image and bottom image shows some of the  
seven-year-old stallions.
15-1/2 x 11 in. $50



1184ma: 
1853 Fishing Print: Marblehead, MA. Gleason's Pictorial (1853). Fishing at Marblehead, plus text. Color: Water Color. Type: Wood Engraving. 
Size: 11x16 in. $40 



 
1187ma:
Lowell, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No.53 Shows Merimac River, Town of Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Framingham 
and Lowell RR.
19 x 13 in. $80


1188ma:
Lawrence, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No. 54 Showing 
Salem and Lawrence.
19 x 13 in. $80



1189ma:
Framingham Sheet, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No. 55 Showing Old Colony RR, Mass Central RR, Town of Natuck 
19 x 13 in. $90


230us:
1939 Ernest Dudley Chase Pictorial lithographed Map of New England States. Map shows cities, towns, historic sites, landmarks, buildings, animals, and people doing recreational activities. Artist signature in pencil on lower left margin. Beautiful compass rose. Map also includes Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Water damage to left margin, extending slightly into map. In margin, small insets of 
the State Houses.
25 x 19 in. $275


310univ:
1889 MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY - Very Rare hand colored engraving  
from Harper's Bazar.
16 x 11 in. $150 


235ma: 
Camp Andrews, 128th Regt. P.V. in the Vicinity of Fort Worth, 1862. Showing a view of West Roxbury's Brook farm; site that hosted Camp Andrew, a Civil War encampment. Colored lithograph.
10 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. $90


236ma: 
Boyden Family Documents, early 1800’s, Massachusetts. 27 pieces of Boyden Family historical documents. These are primarily from Denham and Walpole MA. and are handwritten documents and misc. papers relating to Harvey, Henry and Phinehas Boyden. Most are dated 1811, 1812-1828 a few in the 1870s – 1874 Porter Boyden 1879 Maynard Boyden. There are probate documents, wills and guardianships.
Various sizes - $500


237ma: 
Salem c.1860 - Birdseye view.
4 3/8 x 7 in. $40


239ma: 
Cape Cod to Maine 1861. Detailed and informative US Coast Survey map showing North of Newport, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Boston area, Portsmouth, and Portland. Hand colored, lithograph.
22 x 32 in. $150


240ma: 
1887 Ballet Girls dispute a Harvard dude. A pranksome nails up unruley student.
11 x 16 in. $75


241ma: 
Edgartown Harbor and Cotamay Bay 1872. Antique map of this Martha’s Vineyard location. Original U.S. Coast Survey Map, showing soundings, and water warn sections.
21 1/2 x 31 in. $475


242ma: 
Rare Medford Distillery, Lithograph 1880. Detailed Birdseye view of the historic town on the Mystic River and home to Medford Distillery. Original b/w. Condition - Interior 3/4" tape residue over first set of keys. Tape residue on outer edges but can easily be covered by matting.
22 x 27 7/8 in. $950


232ma: 
Massachusetts – Rare map by Bradford. 1838. Hand colored engraving. Shows counties, towns, railroads.
12 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. $225


678univ:
Mt. Holyoke College. 1921 large oblong booklet – “Into the World of Mt. Holyoke.” Descriptive and informative 36pp of sepia toned photos of college life, professors, buildings, students. Printed letter from Mr. Woolley and U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge. *Cover has few chips at top and corners.
9 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. $75


1191ma: 
Fall River Sheet, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No. 62 Showing Mt Hope Bay and RR Lines 
19 x 13 in. $80



1192ma: 
Newburyport, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No. 68 Showing Newburyport 19 x 13 in. $90



1194ma:
Gloucester Sheet, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No.70 Showing Gloucester and Rockport  
19 x 13 in. $70



1196Massachusetts:
1879 Mitchell's original hand colored County and Township Map of the States of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Entered according to Act of congress in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
23 x 15 in. $150



1197ma:
1898 U.S. Geological Survey No.75 Middleboro Old Colony RR (Plymouth)
19 x 13 in. $50



1199ma:
New Bedford Sheet, MA, 1898 U.S. Geological Survey No.77 Showing New Bedford, Clarks Pt. Old Colony RR Tracks 19 x 13 in. $60


1205ma:
1898 U.S. Geological Survey No.84 Yarmouth Cape Cod.
 19 x 13 in. $70


1207ma:
This is an original Broadside 
poster  printed in 1888
It advertised the Westborough Town Fair and Grand Street Parade held on Friday, September 12, 1888 It was put on by the Agricultural Society of Westborough & Vicinity. The Poster includes premium lists and rules: ie. fat cattle, draft horses, bread, etc. 38in x 24in. 

Condition: Left corner (11in long 2-9 in wide) is missing and has been archivally patched and blends in nicely (see picture). Otherwise this poster is in good condition with a few other miscellaneous tears. All mending is archival and the paper in not at all brittle.
$250


1208ma:
RARE 1893 Authentic lithographed City View of Haverhill, Massachusetts, published by O.M. Bailey & Co., Boston. View shows several vignettes surrounding the city of prominent buildings in Haverhill at that time. Key to the prominent buildings is on 
bottom center of page.
39 x 26-1/2 in. $1,200


1209ma:
1872 Hand colored U.S. Coast Survey of Cape Cod Bay showing the keys on the left side. Benjamin Peirce, Superintendent. Coast 
Chart No. 10.
38 x 30 in. $800


1210ma:
1902 Double-paged half-tone engraving showing the Gloucester, Massachusetts Codfish Cake Evolution. This article was featured in Leslie's Weekly and shows in several half-tones the process of catching, cutting, and packaging the codfish cakes from start to finish. Title of article is, "The Evolution of the Codfish-Cake," by Roselle Mercier. Two-page article. Dimension of both pages 
side by side is:
22 x 16 in. $40



1211ma:
1835 Four-part Map of the Extremity of Cape Cod, including the Township of Provincetown and Truro, with a chart of their Sea Coast and of Cape Cod Harbour. Shows eleven wharves, individual structures, roads, hills, ponds, Navy Chart, soundings and lighthouses. Excellent impression done on heavy paper stock. 6 inches to the mile. Photo shown is only 1 section of the 4-part map. Additional photos for the remaining 3 parts are available upon request. Entire map 
(all 4 parts) measures:
56-1/2 x 69-1/2 in. $4,000


1212ma:
C.1847 Hand colored copper engraved Preliminary Sketch showing Nantucket Island and the Davis's South Shoal and Other Dangers that had recently been discovered by the Coast Survey and the Soundings of the Old South Shoal, Bass Rip, Old Man, Pochick Rip, &cc. Left side of map shows Bearings and Distances, and Tides and Tidal Currents. 
A.D. Bache, Superintendent.
21 x 19-1/2 in. $350


1214ma:
1880 Wood engraving showing Concord. Transcendentalism. Pictured is the second term of the School of Philosophy with pictures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, A. Bronson Alcott, Louise Alcott and John Greenleaf Whittier. Featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated 
Newspaper and 
in fine condition.
16 x 11 in. $45




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