Historical collections
Source-linked reports with geographic coverage including massachusetts.
Relief shown by shading and hachures. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Drawn in 2 sections. Orientation of sections differs. Includes 2 vertical profiles. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
Outline map, oriented to the west, of the area north of Boston showing the rail network.
Map of eastern Massachusetts covering the area from Boston to Wood's Hole and west to Providence, R.I. Shows drainage, place names and counties, and indicates mileage between stations. The Old Colony Railroad is double-tracked from Boston, south to South Braintree. The line was incorporated in 1844.
Shows area of Cheshire, Hillsborough, and northern part of Middlesex county. Chartered December 28, 1844.
Map of eastern Massachusetts showing drainage, place names, and township lines. [From published bibliography]
Map of northern half of Worcester County, Mass., showing drainage, cities, and townships. Shows beginning of survey north of Worcester and the survey for part of the Winchendon branch of the Fitchburg Railroad.
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Topographical strip map of part of Massachusetts showing relief by hachures, drainage, property owners names, roads, and the lines of survey. Includes geological cross-section profile. [From published bibliography]
Topographic strip map showing proposed lines of survey. This is the earliest railroad map represented in the Library's map collections. It is listed as one of the "Rail Roads Never Before Delineated" by Henry S. Tanner in his Memoir on the Recent Surveys ... (Philadelphia, 1829). It was incorporated in June 1831 and was first intended forhorse-drawn power. [From published bibliography]
This record covers single maps of Boston showing various subjects, which are not represented in the LC database by separate catalog records. This collection includes single printed maps and photocopies of printed or manuscript single maps and may also include some multi-sheet single maps, plates from atlases, books or periodicals, and printed facsimiles. To request a specific map or for more information, contact a reference librarian in the Geography & Map Division (202) 707-6277 or through the "Ask a librarian" link through the Geography & Map Division website https://ask.loc.gov/map-geography/. Title supplied by cataloger. Most maps earlier than 1800 in this collection are photocopies or facsimiles.
Street map of part of Boston showing the railroad yards and the passenger depot. Chartered on March 3, 1842.