Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1889 – Historic Map Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1889 comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Williamstown, Mass
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Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1889
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In 1889 Williamstown, a hill town in the northwestern corner of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, was shaped above all by Williams College, the private liberal arts school chartered in 1793. Dairy and general farming supplied most local livelihoods, and the nearby summit of Mount Greylock, the highest peak in the state, was beginning to draw summer visitors to boarding houses and hotels. Residents would have known the town first as a college community, with the academic calendar setting the rhythm of its streets. The Hoosac Tunnel, finished in 1875 in nearby North Adams, had connected the region to wider rail traffic, bringing new travelers and goods through the valley.
| Created / published | 1889 |
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| Creator | burleigh, l. r., burleigh litho |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Williamstown, Massachusetts, drawn in 1889. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 9,200 × 5,950 px · prints to 31 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Williamstown, Mass |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-488967 |
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