Map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts Atlas Plate No. 8 – Historic Map Reproduction
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Step back in time with Map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts Atlas Plate No. 8, an antique map rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts Atlas Plate No. 8
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This view is titled Mid Cape and dated 1891, placing it in the middle stretch of Cape Cod, the long hook of sand, marsh, and harbor towns that reaches into the Atlantic from southeastern Massachusetts. George H. Walker is associated with the picture, though the record offers few other details about the scene. By the 1890s the Cape's economy rested on fishing, salt making, cranberry growing, and coastal trade, and its villages were known for weathered shingled houses and the sea captains who built them. Scenes like this one from the period show how closely those communities sat to the water.
| Original scan | 10,897 × 7,812 px · prints to 36 × 26 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 6 |
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