ANTIQUE DATED MAP- MASSACHUSETTS & BOSTON PRETTY MAP

ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC DATED 1895 MAP OF MASSACHUSETTS & BOSTON    MAP IS BEAUTIFUL! 

Antique, color, 1895 ATLAS map of MASSACHUSETTS & BOSTON.  SHOWS POPULATIONS BROKEN DOWN INTO MALE, FEMALE, NATIVE, FOREIGN, WHITE, AFRICAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, & INDIAN.   SHOWS RAILROADS, JUNCTIONS, STATIONS & DEPOTS (ALL NAMED), ALL THE PONDS, RIVERS, LAKES, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, NANTUCKET, BARNSTABLE, CAPE COD BAY, BUZZARDS BAY, GOOSEBERRY NECK, INDIAN ORCHARD, BERKLEY STATION, WEIR VILLAGE, BEECHWOOD POST OFFICE, BOLTON STATION, CONCORD JUNCTION, ESSEX FALLS, HYDE PARK POST OFFICE, BEACHES, HARBORS, BAYS, PORTS.  HAS INSET OF BOSTON SHOWING COTTAGE FARM, REVERE POST OFFICE, ALLSTON, RESERVOIRS, DORCHESTER, PEACH BLUFF, & JUST TOO MUCH TO MENTION. THIS IS A GREAT MAP!   MAKES A GREAT ORIGINAL GIFT OR UNIQUE CONVERSATION PIECE!   FITS PERFECT IN AN 11 X 14 INCH FRAME.    SEE MY FEEDBACKS!

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1. HISTORICAL:  SIXTH IN ORDER OF ORIGINAL 13 STATES TO ADOPT AND RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION FEB. 6, 1788.  FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT MADE BY ENGLISH PURITANS AT PLYMOUTH 1620.  FIRST CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1780.
2. AGRICULTURE:  STAPLES WERE HAY, FORAGE CROPS, & POTATOES; LAND MORE PROFITABLY USED FOR FRUIT AND GARDEN PRODUCTS.  ALSO GREW CORN, POTATOES, & TOBACCO
3. GRANITE:  LEAD IN PRODUCTION AND VALUE.  ALSO HAD  MARBLE, LIMESTONE, & SANDSTONE
4. MANUFACTURES:  WERE MOST IMPORTANT.  RANKED THIRD IN COTTON PRODUCTIONS, LEATHER (BOOTS, SHOES RANKED FIRST).  HAD WOOLEN & SILK FACTORIES.  BRICK AND TILE MANUFACTURED.  SHIP BUILDING DONE IN BOSTON, NEWBURYPORT, & ESSEX
5. FISHERIES:  HALF FISHING VESSELS IN UNITED STATES OWNED IN MASSACHUSETTS.  OVER TWO-THIRDS OF VESSELS OF UNITED STATES WHALE FLEET FROM MA PORTS
6. RAILWAYS:  MILES IN OPERATION 2,121

 VERY DETAILED MAP DUE TO PUBLISHER'S SUPERB ILLUSTRATIONS. THIS IS TRULY A WONDERFUL MAP!  

 SHOWS MAJOR CITIES, & MAP GIVES PRE 1900 NAMES OF PLACES.  THIS IS A NICELY DETAILED AND DATED MAP! 

MAP IMAGE IS 12 X 9.5 INCHES WITH A BORDER MAKING IT PERFECT FOR FRAMING.   

GREAT UNIQUE GIFT IDEA FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING AND WOULD LOOK GREAT FRAMED HANGING IN A HOME OR OFFICE.  GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE!   The map image is in GREAT CONDITION.    Image is very CLEAR, legible, and COLORFUL.

I accept paypal, and any forms of payment that ebay allows.   I SHIP MAPS FLAT AND PROTECTED 5 DAYS A WEEK.     I ALWAYS LEAVE FEEDBACK FOR EVERY WINNER.   

BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!  THIS MAP WAS PRINTED IN 1895 AND IS DATED AND COPYRIGHTED 1895.  PUBLISHER'S NAME IS ALSO PRINTED ON THE MAP.  MAKES A GREAT UNIQUE GIFT!  WOULD ALSO BE EXCELLENT FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT.