MA Hingham 1885 – Antique Wall Map
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique map of MA Hingham 1885. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Town of Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass. 1885
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MA Hingham 1885
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Hingham, on the South Shore of Massachusetts, is the subject of this 1885 panoramic map, drawn by the firm of A. F. Poole and George H. Walker & Co. Panoramic maps of this kind show a town in a bird's-eye view, as if seen from a hill above, so streets, church steeples, wharves and harbor are visible at once. Hingham was one of the oldest towns in the colony, settled in the 1630s, and by the 1880s its shipbuilding and maritime trade had given way to a quieter mix of farming, manufacturing and summer visitors. Maps like this were commissioned by local businesses and residents, and they make a useful record of how the town looked just before the turn of the century.
| Created / published | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Creator | poole, a. f., geo. h. walker & co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,376 × 3,888 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Town of Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass. 1885 |
| Reference | MA-Hingham-1885 |
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