Map of old Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1647

Map of old Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1647

Item Information

Title:
Map of old Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1647
Date:
[1647]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Collection (local):
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Historic Maps
Places:
Middlesex (county) > Wakefield
Extent:
1 map : b&w, ink on linen ; 44 cm. in diam.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/c534g4277
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[s.l.] : [s.n.]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:1,400]
Language:
English
Notes:
Map depicts the entire town of South Reading (Wakefield) as it was in 1647, showing streets, bodies of water, hills, and locations of original settlers' homes.
"Showing the location of the homestalls of the first settlers all being within the limits of the present town of Wakefield." -- Text from bottom of map.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Call #:
Local History Map Case South Reading 1647
Barcode:
31392004614669