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1857 Sandwich – Greenville (Forestdale)

Posted on March 30, 2012 by SHC_maps

Click on the map for a full size view – 5.2 MB.

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1857 Sandwich Village Center

Posted on March 30, 2012 by SHC_maps

  Click on the map for a full size version – 7.5 MB

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1858 Sandwich Village w/ Business Directory

Posted on October 1, 2011 by SHC_maps

This is the village inset of probably the most famous or, at least the most used map of 19th century Sandwich. The detailed house list is invaluable to genealogists and historians. The map is made available in a medium resolution version and a high resolution … Continue reading →

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1776 Cape Cod Canal – Mass Archives

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

“Machin’s Map of a Canal from Barnstable Bay to Buzzard’s Bay” The earliest official survey of a proposed canal connecting Cape Cod Bay to Buzzards Bay. The map is made available only in a low resolution version, downloadable in a single file. … Continue reading →

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1794 Series Sandwich – Mass Archives

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

This appears to be the original map made from the cartographer’s notes. The pencil marks from the survey calls are still visible. North is to the top of the page, as loaded. But orientation of the text is . . … Continue reading →

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1795 Barnstable Town – Mass Archives

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

“A Plan of the Town of Barnstable taken May 1795 by Samuel Bassett, from the Court house in Barnstable to Boston is 71 miles, taken on a Scale of 200 Rod to an Inch – By Order of the Town” … Continue reading →

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1831 Barnstable Town – Mass Archives

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

A nice old map of the town of Barnstable and its villages. It is most remarkable for the sparse population density. Courtesy, Massachusetts Archives. The map is made available only in a low resolution version, downloadable in a single file. If you … Continue reading →

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1844 Barnstable Co. Road Map

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

A nice road map of Barnstable County and most of Plymouth County, including railroads, water features, political boundaries, court houses and churches. The map is made available only in a low resolution version, downloadable in a single file. If you have trouble … Continue reading →

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1866 Cape Cod Bay Duxbury to N. Dennis

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

The mariner’s navigation chart from Plymouth Bay to North Dennis showing depth soundings and aids to navigation. The map is made available only in a low resolution version, downloadable in a single file. If you have trouble viewing the photos in the Google’s Chrome … Continue reading →

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1872 Cape Cod Bay / Atlantic Ocean

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SHC_maps

The mariner’s navigation chart from Plymouth Bay to Eastham, including the north shore of Cape Cod to Race Point, and the Atlantic shore to Eastham, showing depth soundings and aids to navigation. The map is made available in a low resolution version, downloadable in … Continue reading →

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