MA Boston 1905 – Antique Map Print
(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.)
Description
This antique map of MA Boston 1905 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Twentieth century Boston
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MA Boston 1905
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This bird's-eye view shows Boston as it stood in 1905, when the city was a dense port and the Back Bay had only recently been filled in to create new residential blocks. Panoramic maps like this one were drawn from an imagined high vantage point, so the artist could show streets, rooftops, wharves, and the Charles River in a single sweep. The map was produced by A.W. Elson & Co., with work credited to A.F. Poole and the F.D. Nichols Company. Such views were popular with civic boosters and residents who wanted to see their city laid out whole, and they now serve as a detailed record of its street plan and built environment at the turn of the twentieth century.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Creator | a.w. elson & co, poole, a. f., f. d. nichols company |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 813 × 600 px |
| Library of Congress title | Twentieth century Boston |
| Reference | MA-Boston-1905 |
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