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Historical Maps of Boston

A series of colored maps from the late 19th century depicting Boston and Cumberland County, highlighting land ownership and geographical divisions.

Map of Delaware Co. and the city of Philadelphia | Library of Congress

Westchester, V. 2, Double Page Plate No. 29 Map bounded by Town of New Castle, Hardscrable Rd., Hudson River Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1910 - 1911. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Westchester County (N.Y.), Real property , New York (State) , Westchester County

New York State, Double Page Plate No. 20 Map of Jefferson and Western, St. Lawrence Counties Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1895. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New York (State) - - vMaps.

Cartographic, Maps. 1874. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Index to map of the city of Brooklyn and East New York. Front

Le nouveau guide de l'étranger dans les 20 arrondissements de Paris, 1890. 1890 Present edition not in Vallée, who lists related five related editions published from 1876 to 1892 (L. Vallée, Catalogue des plans de Paris, 1325-1328). Plan ruled in squares numbered 1-84, and includes lists of arrondissements, quartiers, and routes of trams, omnibuses, boats. Some buildings shown pictorially. Arrondissements hand colored. Folded plan mounted on p. 3 of pasteboard cover. P. 1 of cover gilt stamped with title of present map and a publisher's name: Baudot, 20 rue Domat. Mounted on p. 2 of cover is letterpress index entitled: Nomenclature des boulevards, quais, rues, passages, squares & edifices indiqués sur le plan de Paris (Paris : Maison Logerot, J. Gaultier, éditeur ; printed by Gauthier-Villars et fils). Index is undated but approximately 1892; see Vallée, 1328. Scale not given.

Russell's map of Boston from the latest surveys. Shows wards and railroads. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the upper right. Inset: East Boston. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1868 by B.B. Russell in the clerk's office of the District Court of Mass.".. Map of Boston. Map of Boston, Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

Watson's new map of the city of Brooklyn and environs Cartographic. Maps. 1868. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Fire alarms , New York (State) , New York, Railroads , New York (State) , New York, Rivers , New York (State) , New York, Ferries , New York (State) , New York, Canals , New York (State) , New York, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) , Administrative and political divisions

Outline and index map Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1926. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Map of the city of Boston and vicinity. Oriented with north toward the upper left. "1891."... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

1870 Hachette Pocket Map of Paris, France

New York State, Plate No. 24 Map of Sullivan County Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1895. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New York (State) - - vMaps.

Sea coast of Rockingham County, N.H. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the upper left. Shows landowners. Includes index to landowners... Map of Rockingham County, N.H. Map of Rockingham County, N.H, New Hampshire , Rockingham ,county

The Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of Pennsylvania, published in 1891 by Matthews-Northrup Company in Buffalo, N.Y. This map is part of the indexed vest pocket series and depicts the administrative and political divisions of Pennsylvania. The map measures 30 x 50 cm and is folded in a cover that measures 13 x 6 cm. The New York Public Library Map Division copy lacks the cover and is filed flat. The map is mounted on cloth, which renders the index on the verso illegible

Map with a design for the dike of the Haarlemmermeer, 1641, Daniël van Breen, 1677 - 1679 print Map with a design for the dike of the Haarlemmermeer, 1641. Left Leiden, Right Haarlem, at the bottom Amsterdam. Along the top the title. At the bottom left three scale sticks: a Ghemen Dutch mile; 2000 Rhineland rods of 12 feet; A Ure Gaens. On the right the legend A-V. Amsterdam paper. ink engraving / etching / pen maps of separate countries or regions. maps of cities. polder, reclaimed land Haarlemmermeer

Boston and its suburban drives , Roads, Massachusetts, Maps, Boston Mass., Maps, Massachusetts, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the Province of Drente, Abraham van den Broeck, 1626 - 1665 print Map of the province of Drente with the title in the top left in Cartouche, flanked by two hunters. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching / brush Drenthe

Boston , Boston Mass., Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of the city of Boston, Dorchester : from actual surveys and official plans : index map , Dorchester Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the town of Concord : Middlesex County Mass., surveyed by authority of the town. Relief shown by hachures. Includes illustration: "Monument at the Old North Bridge.". Torn in Two exhibition: Concord, Massachusetts, which is widely recognized for its role in the American Revolution and the literary and philosophical "revolution" of Transcendentalism, was also a center of anti-slavery activity. Among those residents who supported the anti-slavery cause were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. This 1852 landownership map of Concord portrays the community a decade before the Civil War. The site of the first battle of the American Revolution is marked with a monument labeled "Birthplace of American Liberty." It is also possible to locate the homes of a number of those involved in the anti-slavery movement. Emerson's and Hawthorne's homes are near the village center. Others include Mary Rice, a station master on the Underground Railroad, and Peter Hutchi

Map of Boston and its vicinity from actual survey , Boston Mass., Maps, Massachusetts, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the counties of Albany and Schenectady, created in approximately 1829 and issued in 1839. Published by Stone and Clark in Ithaca, N.Y. The map includes details about landowners and real property in Albany and Schenectady counties, New York. The extent of the map is 1 hand-colored map measuring 43 x 34 cm

Map of the province of Utrecht, Anonymous, 1655 - 1706 print At the top of the title. At the top left the coat of arms of the province of Utrecht, around it a spiritual with the Dom in his hand (probably a bishop or immosal) and putti. At the bottom right two scale sticks: Milliare Germanicum Commune 15 in Uno Gradu / a mean Duyt myl of 15 in a graed; HORE ITINERIS / A GAENS hour. paper engraving / etching maps of separate countries or regions. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) Utrecht

Map of Boston and the country adjacent, from actual surveys , Boston Mass., Maps, Massachusetts, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Oneida, Madison, Otsego, Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Albany, Schoharie, Warren, Saratoga, Washington, and Rensselaer Counties" Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1871. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New York (State)

Map of Boston and of a part of its suburbs : showing public recreation grounds, burial grounds and certain other public properties generally free from buildings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes inset of Boston Harbor.. Boston in the Gilded Age exhibition: Published during the height of the growth of green spaces throughout the city, this map shows the numerous areas where citizens could receive respite from the crowded city streets. Fully developed public recreation grounds were shown, as well as lands intended for future use as park spaces.In addition to parks, numerous cemeteries were also included. Before the establishment of Bostons park system, garden cemeteries such as Mount Hope in Mattapan served as sites of outdoor recreation for the local residents, and became an impetus for the development of municipal parks. Breathing Room exhibition: In 1885, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted prepared a report detailing his plans for Franklin Park. This map, fea

An outline map of Boston showing the old & new ward lines, also the old congressional lines , Boston Mass., Administrative and political divisions, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

An outline map of Boston showing the old & new ward lines, also the old congressional lines. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Shows population of each ward.... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Jersey. Relief shown by hachures. Accompanied by index (45 p.) Ill. of the Phoenix Hotel on back cover of index... Rand McNally and Company's New Jersey Rand, McNally & Co.'s indexed county and township pocket map and shippers' guide of New Jersey. Rand McNally and Company's New Jersey Rand, McNally & Co.'s indexed county and township pocket map and shippers' guide of New Jersey, New Jersey

Map of Ath with the attacks of France 1697 and the attack of Alies 1706

Le nouveau guide de l'étranger dans les 20 arrondissements de Paris , Paris France, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Boston from the latest surveys , Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Stuyvesant Landing Village; Stockport Township Bourquin, F. (Frederick), 1808-. Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1873. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Columbia County (N.Y.), Real property , New York (State) , Columbia County, Business enterprises , New York (State) , Columbia County

Map of the town of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town , Real property, Massachusetts, Natick, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Natick, Maps, Natick Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Westchester, Double Page Plate No. 23 Map bounded by Towns of Mt.Pleasant and Ossining Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1893. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Westchester County (N.Y.)

Outline and index map of Rochester, 1888, by E. Robinson., 1888., New York. Publisher, E. Robinson, Rochester (N.Y.). Real property, New York (State), Rochester

Atlas of the city of Boston, volume seven, Brighton, Mass. : from actual surveys and official plans : index map , Real property, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Brighton Boston, Mass., Maps, Allston Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Scarborough's map of Ontario : with an index of all cities, villages, post-offices and railway stations and population according to the 1901 census : based upon the latest government surveys and explorations , Ontario, Maps, Railroads, Ontario, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Thayer's map of Colorado, published in 1873 by Richards & Co. This hand-colored map measures 36 x 46 cm and is printed on a sheet measuring 40 x 51 cm. The map includes details of Indian reservations and the administrative and political divisions of Colorado

Atlas of the city of Newton, Massachusetts : from actual surveys and official plans : index map , Newton Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the country thirty-three miles around the City of New York., 1870

New York ,. Robert E. Diefenbach Map Collection

Atlas of the city of Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts : from actual survey, official records & private plans : index map , Newton Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of Suffolk, county, vol. 7th, late town of Brighton, now ward 19 of Boston, Massachusetts : from actual survey & official records : index map , Brighton Boston, Mass., Maps, Allston Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Washington Park urban renewal area : building deficiencies , Roxbury Boston, Mass., Maps, City planning, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Urban renewal, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Buildings, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps

Carte ethnographique de l'Epire du Nord en 1913 - Chartis ethnografikos tis Voreiou Ipeirou to 1913 , Epirus Greece and Albania, Maps, Ethnography, Epirus Greece and Albania, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the city of Boston and vicinity , Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Westchester County, N.Y. Cartographic. Maps. 1895. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Westchester County (N.Y.), Westchester County (N.Y.) , Administrative and political divisions

Sketch map of Boston and the Public Library system , Boston Public Library, Libraries, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cummings' map of Columbia and Montour counties, Penn'a : from actual surveys , Landowners, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Maps, Landowners, Pennsylvania, Montour County, Maps, Cities and towns, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Maps, Cities and towns, Pennsylvania, Montour County, Maps, Villages, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Maps, Villages, Pennsylvania, Montour County, Maps, Real property, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Maps, Real property, Pennsylvania, Berwick, Maps, Real property, Pennsylvania, Danville, Maps, Columbia County Pa., Maps, Montour County Pa., Maps, Bloomsburg Pa., Maps, Berwick Pa., Maps, Danville Pa., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the city of Roxbury , Roxbury Boston, Mass., Mass Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Unknown author, city map of Berlin in 1842 (1842): City map. Print watercolor on paper, 57.3 x 70.5 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Verfasser : Stadtplan von Berlin im Jahre 1842

Map of the town of Medway, Norfolk Co., Mass , Medway Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the town of Medway, Norfolk Co., Mass. Inset: Medway Village. Indicates locations of buildings and names of inhabitants, businesses, etc.... , Massachusetts , Norfolk ,county , Medway

Cartographic, Maps. 1868. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Real property , New York Metropolitan Area, Westchester County (N.Y.), New York Metropolitan Area Plate 50: Ossining, Westchester Co. N.Y. (& Sparta.) Small folder - S1

Map of Baltimore 1837, Bradford, T.G.

Colton's railroad & township map of the State of New York, with parts of the adjoining states & Canada Colton's railroad and township map of the State of New York, with parts of the adjoining states and Canada Railroad & township map of the state of New York, with parts of the adjoining states & Canada Cartographic. Maps. 1868. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Railroads , New York (State), New York (State) , Administrative and political divisions, New York (State)

Cummings' map of Columbia and Montour counties, Penn'a : from actual surveys , Landowners, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Maps, Landowners, Pennsylvania, Montour County, Maps, Cities and towns, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Maps, Cities and towns, Pennsylvania, Montour County, Maps, Villages, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Maps, Villages, Pennsylvania, Montour County, Maps, Real property, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Maps, Real property, Pennsylvania, Berwick, Maps, Real property, Pennsylvania, Danville, Maps, Columbia County Pa., Maps, Montour County Pa., Maps, Bloomsburg Pa., Maps, Berwick Pa., Maps, Danville Pa., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Outline & index map of East Boston, wards 1 & 2, city of Boston , Boston Mass., Maps, Real property, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, East Boston Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of the city of Boston, West Roxbury : from actual surveys and official plans : index map , West Roxbury Boston, Mass., Maps, Jamaica Plain Boston, Mass., Maps, Roslindale Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the consolidated city of Brooklyn Cartographic. Maps. 1864. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Fire alarms , New York (State) , New York, School districts , New York (State) , New York, Railroads , New York (State) , New York, Rivers , New York (State) , New York, Ferries , New York (State) , New York, Canals , New York (State) , New York, New York (State) , New York , Brooklyn

Sketch map of Boston and the Public Library system. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes index to branches and reading rooms. Shows location of Central Library, branches, and reading rooms throughout the city, and parks, roads and railroads.... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston Boston Public Library

Map of the town of Reading : Middlesex Co. Mass , Landowners, Massachusetts, Reading, Maps, Reading Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of the city of Boston, West Roxbury : from actual surveys and official plans : index map , West Roxbury Boston, Mass., Maps, Jamaica Plain Boston, Mass., Maps, Roslindale Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of the town of Brookline, Massachusetts : from actual surveys & official records : index map , Brookline Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map by Walcheren, Anonymous, After Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1678 - c. 1719 print At the top left a bowl: Schale of 1000 Bloysche rods, half a common Duytsche Mijle. Numbered in the bottom right: 4. paper engraving / etching maps of separate countries or regions Walcheren

Metal sheet 2414 = 1018: Wilhelmshaven, 1919

Map of the counties of Dutchess and Putnam 1829 - 1839. Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New York (N.Y.), Dutchess County (N.Y.) , Maps, Putnam County (N.Y.) , Maps

Map of the city of Newton Massachusetts , Newton Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of the town of Millbury : Worcester Co. Mass. : from recent and actual surveys , Real property, Massachusetts, Millbury, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Millbury, Maps, Millbury Mass. : Town, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Boston and vicinity. Oriented with north toward the upper left.... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

Map of Boston and vicinity, 1893, Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1893, 160 Tremont St., Boston, Publisher, Geo. H. Walker & Co., Ferries, Massachusetts, Boston, Boston (Mass.), Administrative and political divisions, Boston Metropolitan Area (Mass.), 1 map color; 98 x 71 cm, on sheet 102 x 72 cm

Atlas of the city of Boston, Dorchester, Mass., vol. 5 : from actual surveys and official plans : index map , Dorchester Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Sketch map of Boston and the Public Library system , Boston Public Library, Libraries, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Salmon Stocks.Laxå Brukskensology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.

Map of the town of Needham, Norfolk County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town , Real property, Massachusetts, Needham, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Needham, Maps, Needham Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Library map of Vermont, 1914. Relief shown by hachures. "Copyright 1912 by George F. Cram.." Printed sheet "Further explanation of the library map" pasted on verso.... , Vermont

Map of the proposed town of Beverly Farms, Mass : presented by the Petitioners , Beverly Mass., Maps, Beverly Farms Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Kings County: showing the avenues, streets, basins, bulkhead lines, railways &c. of the county towns (as laid out by the Town Survey Commission) in connection with those of Brooklyn Cartographic. Maps. 1875. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Ferries , New York (State) , New York, Railroads , New York (State) , New York, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.), Jersey City (N.J.)

Map of Boston, 1884 , Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of the city of Boston : Dorchester : volume three : from actual surveys and official records : index map , Dorchester Boston, Mass., Maps, Mattapan Boston, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Atlas of the city of Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts : from actual survey, official records & private plans. section P , Real property, Massachusetts, Newton, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Newton, Maps, Newton Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Richland, Oswego County, New York from actual surveys, 1860, New York, Publisher, Publisher not identified, Real property, New York (State), Richland (Town), Pulaski, Holmesville, Landowners, 1 map; 83 x 88 cm, folded to 86 x 48 cm

Map of the town of Malden showing the proposed line of division compiled from various surveys , Malden Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the town of Needham, Norfolk County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town. Relief shown by hachures. Shows names of property owners and railroads.... , Massachusetts , Norfolk ,county , Needham

Map of Boston, 1884 , Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Boston, 1884. Shows radial distance from City Hall.... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

MAP OF THE 16TH ARRONDISSEMENT DE PASSY, PARIS, FRANCE

New and improved map of the city of Philadelphia showing Fairmount Park with its drives and walks, wards, public squares, and cemeteries, 1876, T.R. Callender & Co. Additional, Centennial anniversary, 1776-1876, American independence Fourth of July., 1876., 3rd & Walnut Sts., Phila. Publisher, T.R. Callender & Co. Edition with 5 illustrations., 1 map hand colored; 96 x 68 cm. NYPL Map Div. copy stamped in 2 places over publisher's name with 'John P. Hunt, 29 So. 9th St., Phila.', A hand-colored map of Philadelphia from 1876, depicting Fairmount Park, its drives and walks, wards, public squares, and cemeteries. The map includes various administrative and political divisions of the city

MAP OF SCEAUX, FRANCE

Hastings Township Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1867. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Oswego County (N.Y.), Real property , New York (State) , Oswego County, Business enterprises , New York (State) , Oswego County

Outline Map of Montgomery Co. New York Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1868. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Real property , New York (State) , Montgomery County, Real property , New York (State) , Fulton County, Montgomery County (N.Y.), Fulton County (N.Y.)

Map of the Senatorial districts of New York State, issued in 1882. The map is in color and measures 30 x 39 cm, presented on a sheet measuring 34 x 43 cm. It indicates the number of citizens, aliens, and total votes from the last general election for each district

Atlas of the city of Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts : index map , Cambridge Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1881 Lefevre Pocket Map or Plan of Paris, France

Electoral Paris / Decree of 29 December 1862 (IT)

Map of the town of Raynham, Bristol County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town. Relief shown by hachures. Shows buildings with names of property owners and town districts. Includes historical note.... , Massachusetts , Bristol ,county , Raynham

Cayuga County, Left Page Map of town of Conquest Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1904. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Real property , New York (State) , Herkimer County, Herkimer County (N.Y.) , Description and travel

Map of the Eleventh Congressional District , Boston Mass., Administrative and political divisions, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Berkley Map

Map of the Eleventh Congressional District , Boston Mass., Administrative and political divisions, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plano de la Habana : showing proposed paving for the city of Havana as encluded in specifications recently drawn up

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