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Vintage Map of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1886

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Vintage Map of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1886

Beautifully restored map of Westford, MA from 1886

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Historic bird’s eye view of Westford, Massachusetts from 1886

Beautifully restored map of Mattapan, MA from 1890

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Historic bird’s eye view of Mattapan, MA in 1890

Beautifully restored map of Marlborough, MA from 1878

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1878

Beautifully restored map of Natick, Massachusetts from 1877

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Natick, Massachusetts in 1877

Beautiful old map of Waltham, Massachusetts from 1877

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Waltham, Massachusetts in 1877

Beautifully detailed map of Whitinsville, Massachusetts from 1879

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Whitinsville, Massachusetts in 1879

Beautifully restored map of Townsend Center, MA from 1889

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Townsend Center, MA in 1889

Beautifully restored map of Uxbridge, Massachusetts from 1880

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1880

Beautifully restored map of Methuen, MA from 1882

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Methuen, Massachusetts from 1882

Beautifully restored map of Lowell, Massachusetts from 1876

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Lowell, Massachusetts from 1876

Historic old map of Winchester, MA from 1886

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Winchester, Massachusetts from 1886

Historic map of Middleboro, MA from 1881

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Middleboro, Massachusetts from 1881

Beautifully restored map of Wrentham, MA from 1888

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Wrentham, Massachusetts from 1888

Beautifully restored view of Lawrence, MA from 1854

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Lawrence, Massachusetts from 1855

Historic map of Lee, Massachusetts from 1878

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Bird’s eye view of Lee, Massachusetts

Beautifully restored map of Foxborough, MA from 1888

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Historic bird’s eye view of Foxboro, Mass

Beautifully restored map of Fitchburg, MA from 1875

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Historic old map of Fitchburg, Massachusetts from 1875

Historic bird’s eye view of Westborough, MA in 1880

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Bird’s eye view of Westboro, MA in 1880

Beautifully restored map of Milford, Mass from 1876

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Bird’s eye view of Milford, MA in the late 19th century.

Beautifully restored map of Southbridge, MA from 1878

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Bird’s eye view of Southbridge, Massachusetts in the 19th century.

Stunning old map of New Bedford, MA from 1876

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Bird’s eye view of New Bedford, MA in 1876

Beautifully restored map of Merrimac, MA from 1889

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Historic bird’s eye view of Merrimac, Massachusetts in 1889

Beautifully restored map of Groton, Massachusetts from 1886

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Bird’s eye view of Groton, Massachusetts in 1886

Beautifully detailed map of Housatonic, MA from 1890

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Historic bird’s eye view of Housatonic, Massachusetts from 1890

“Avalon”, the majestic mansion of Frederick Ayer in Prides Crossing, MA

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The grounds were landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park in…

Beautifully restored map of North Billerica, MA from 1887

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Historic bird’s eye view of North Billerica, Massachusetts from 1887

Amazing old map shows Greater Boston in 1905

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This map shows Boston and surrounding cities in 1905

Abraham Lincoln’s travels through Massachusetts, map from 1848

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Historic map showing Abraham Lincoln’s route through Massachusetts in 1848

Bird’s eye view of Woods Hole, Massachusetts from 1887

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This old map shows Woods Hole, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.

Beautifully detailed map of Winchendon, MA from 1878

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Historic bird’s eye view of Winchendon, Massachusetts from 1878

Beautifully restored map of Ipswich, Massachusetts from 1893

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Historic bird’s eye view of Ipswich, Massachusetts from 1893

Beautifully restored map of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1893

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Historic bird’s eye view of Haverhill, Massachusetts from 1893

Beautifully restored map of Milford, MA from 1888

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Historic bird’s eye view of Milford, MA from 1888

Beautiful vintage map of Lynn Woods, Massachusetts

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This map shows Lynn Woods in Lynn, Massachusetts as it looked in 1904.

Vintage map of Plymouth Massachusetts from 1910

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This map shows Plymouth, Massachusetts as it looked in 1910

Children in the Tenement District of Brockton, Mass

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This photo showing children in the tenement district of Brockton, MA was taken by Jack Delano in...

Circus Girl From Brockton, Massachusetts

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This picture was taken in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1908 and shows a female bareback horse rider...

Paul Revere Freemasonry Lodge in Brockton, Massachusetts

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This photograph shows the Lodge Room of Paul Revere Lodge in Brockton, Massachusetts. This is the...

The Gloucester, Massachusetts sea serpent sightings of 1817

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In August 1817, it was reported by various authorities that an animal with a unique appearance had been recently and repeatedly seen in the harbor of Gloucester, Cape Ann Massachusetts. It was said to resemble a serpent in its general form and motions, to be of immense size, and to move with wonderful speed.

Beautifully detailed map of Medway, Massachusetts from 1887

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Bird’s eye view of Medway, Massachusetts from 1887

Beautifully restored map shows bird’s eye view of Monson, MA in 1879

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This old map shows Monson, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.

Beautifully restored map of Provincetown, Massachusetts from 1910

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Historic bird’s eye view of Provincetown, Massachusetts as it used to be

Bird’s eye view of Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1889

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Click here to see Williamstown, MA in 1889

Vintage map of Northboro, Massachusetts from 1887

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Historic bird’s eye view of Northborough, Massachusetts from 1887

Beautifully restored old map of Pittsfield, MA from 1876

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This old map shows Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.

Beautifully detailed map of East Douglas, Mass from 1886

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Restored bird’s eye view of Spencer, MA from 1877

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This old map shows Spencer, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.

This is how Lynn, Massachusetts looked in 1916

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See what Lynn looked like more than 100 years ago!

Old map showing Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1881

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This map shows Holyoke, Massachusetts as it looked in 1881. At the time only 22,000 people lived in Holyoke.

This is how West Medford, Massachusetts looked in 1897

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This old map shows West Medford as it looked more than 100 years ago

Beautifully restored map of East Boston, Massachusetts from 1879

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Vintage map of East Boston, Massachusetts from the late 19th century.

Historical map of New Bedford, Massachusetts from 1871

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

Historical map of Weymouth, Massachusetts from 1880

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

Exploring South Acton, Massachusetts in 1886

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This map of South Acton, Massachusetts was created in 1886 by Lucien R. Burleigh, an artist and...

Beautifully detailed map of Leominster, MA from 1886

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

Beautifully restored map of Wakefield, Mass from 1882

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

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

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

Beautifully detailed map of Athol, Massachusetts in 1887

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

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

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

Amazing old map of Medford, Massachusetts from 1880

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

Old map of Ashburnham, Massachusetts from 1886

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Click here to see what Ashburnham looked like in 1886

Amazing old map of Attleboro, Massachusetts from 1878

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This old map shows Attleboro, Massachusetts as it looked in 1878. The map was created by O.H....

Beautiful old map of Amherst, Massachusetts in 1886

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

Bird’s eye view of Huntington, Massachusetts from 1886

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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.

Wonderful vintage travel poster of Nantucket, Massachusetts

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

Beautifully detailed map of Woburn, Massachusetts in 1883

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

Hand drawn map of Plainville, Massachusetts from 1887

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

Beautifully detailed map of Ayer, Massachusetts from 1886

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

Hand Drawn Map of Baldwinville, Massachusetts from 1886

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Beautiful map of Rockport, Massachusetts from 1940

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

Beautifully detailed map of Martha’s Vineyard from 1954

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Historic map of Martha’s Vineyard from 1954

Bird’s eye view of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1893

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This is what Haverhill looked like when only 30,000 people lived here

Bird’s eye view of Gardner, Massachusetts in 1880

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This map of Gardner, Massachusetts was created in 1880 by Beck & Paul Lithographers and the...

Beautifully detailed map of Chicopee, Massachusetts in 1878

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Historic bird’s eye view of Chicopee, Massachusetts in 1878

Beautifully detailed map of Webster, Mass in 1878

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Historic bird’s eye view of Webster, Massachusetts

Beautifully restored map of Blackstone, MA from 1879

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Historic old map of Blackstone, Massachusetts from 1879

Beautifully restored map of Whitman, MA from 1889

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Historic old map of Whitman, Massachusetts from 1889

Historic map of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts from 1893

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Vineyard Haven, MA in 1893

Beautifully detailed map of Stoneham, MA from 1878

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1878

Beautifully restored map of Charlton, MA in 1887

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Charlton, Massachusetts in 1887

Beautifully detailed map of Orange, MA from 1883

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Orange, Massachusetts in 1883

Beautifully detailed map of Hyde Park, Massachusetts from 1879

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Historic bird’s eye view of Hyde Park, Massachusetts in 1879

Beautifully restored map of Marblehead, MA from 1882

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1882

Beautifully restored map of East Cambridge, MA from 1879

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Detailed bird’s eye view of East Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1879

Aerial map of Boston, Charlestown and Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1853

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This map of Boston by Benjamin Rees Davies was published in 1853 by the Society for the Diffusion...

Beautifully restored map of Haverhill, MA from 1876

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Historic old map shows a bird’s eye view of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1876

The History of Dedham, MA: beautifully detailed map from 1954

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This beautifully detailed map of Dedham, Massachusetts features historical facts and trivia from around the state. It was created by renowned illustrator Ernest Dudley Chase in 1954.