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Historical map of New Bedford, Massachusetts from 1871

This amazing map of New Bedford, Massachusetts shows the town as it looked in 1871

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Historical map of Weymouth, Massachusetts from 1880

This amazing map of Weymouth, Massachusetts shows a bird's eye view of the city as it looked in 1880.

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Exploring South Acton, Massachusetts in 1886

This map of South Acton, Massachusetts was created in 1886 by Lucien R. Burleigh, an artist and cartographer who spent his career traveling across…

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Beautifully detailed map of Leominster, MA from 1886

Historic bird's eye view of Leominster, Massachusetts from 1886

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Beautifully restored map of Wakefield, Mass from 1882

This old map shows Wakefield, Massachusetts as it looked in 1882.

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Old map showing a bird’s eye view of Mansfield, Mass in 1879

This old map shows Mansfield, Massachusetts when only 2,700 people lived there.

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Amazing old map of Fall River, Massachusetts from 1877

This map shows Fall River, Massachusetts as it looked in 1877.

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Beautifully detailed map of Athol, Massachusetts in 1887

Historic bird's eye view of Athol, Massachusetts from 1887

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Vintage travel poster for Martha’s Vineyard, the Enchanted Isle

Martha's Vineyard, the Enchanted Isle was an advertising poster created in 1934.

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Amazing old map of Medford, Massachusetts from 1880

This old map shows Medford, Massachusetts as it looked in 1880.

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Old map of Ashburnham, Massachusetts from 1886

Click here to see what Ashburnham looked like in 1886

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Amazing old map of Attleboro, Massachusetts from 1878

This old map shows Attleboro, Massachusetts as it looked in 1878. The map was created by O.H. Bailey and carefully restored to its original…

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Beautiful old map of Amherst, Massachusetts in 1886

Click here to see a bird's eye view of Amherst, Massachusetts in 1886.

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Bird’s eye view of Huntington, Massachusetts from 1886

This beautiful hand drawn map of Huntington, Massachusetts was created by Hughes & Bailey Publishers in 1886. The map shows a bird’s eye view of Huntington, MA surrounded by hand drawn pictures of historic Huntington landmarks.

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Wonderful vintage travel poster of Nantucket, Massachusetts

This beautiful vintage travel poster was used to promote tourism to Nantucket in the 1950's.

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Beautifully detailed map of Woburn, Massachusetts in 1883

Historic bird's eye view of Woburn, Massachusetts in 1883

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Hand drawn map of Plainville, Massachusetts from 1887

Click here to see what Plainville, MA looked like in 1887.

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Beautifully detailed map of Ayer, Massachusetts from 1886

Historic bird's eye view of Ayer, Massachusetts in 1886

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Hand Drawn Map of Baldwinville, Massachusetts from 1886

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Beautiful map of Rockport, Massachusetts from 1940

This amazing vintage map of Rockport, Massachusetts was created by Jacqueline Hudson in 1940

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Beautifully restored map of Watertown, MA from 1930

This amazing map of Watertown, Massachusetts was created to celebrate the town's 300th anniversary in 1930.