Colleges at Cambridge (2), Massachusetts, 1700 – Historic Map Reproduction
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This rare antique map captures Colleges at Cambridge (2), Massachusetts, 1700 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Colleges at Cambridge (2), Massachusetts, 1700
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In 1700 Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a town of farms, orchards, and wood-frame houses, and the college yard was its most visible landmark. Massachusetts had operated under a royal charter since 1691, and Harvard graduates were already filling pulpits across New England and seats in the colony's councils. Most townspeople sold grain, livestock, and firewood to Boston across the Charles River, and the students who boarded in town were a steady source of business for local households. Travelers coming by road from the west would have seen a cluster of brick and timber college buildings rising above the farmsteads. Few residents that year could have imagined how the town's name would later become tied to learning across the country.
| Created / published | 1700 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Massachusetts |
| Original scan | 5,820 × 4,476 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MA Colleges at Cambridge (2) 1700s |
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