Item number: MAS1820
Genuine Antique Printed-Color Pictorial Map
1932
Maker: James O. Fagan.
Double-sided map. Titles: Shawmut 1630 - Boston - 1930, Three Hundred Years of Progress. Rides of Paul Revere, William Dawes, Dr. Prescott, April 18-19 1775
Antique printed color map of the Boston area, drawn by Ivan Chisholm. This map is the first edition of a beloved pictorial map of Boston, which contrasts the city as it was in 1630 with the city as it was in 1930. It was drawn by Ivan A. Chisholm and arranged an edited by James O. Fagan, copyrighted in 1928 by the same. This map is full of fascinating history and accompanying illustrations. The map was apparently created in celebration of Boston's 300th anniversary (tercentenary). Boston will soon celebrate it's 400th anniversary in 2030! Later editions of this map include notable changes in the upper and lower right: the Pilgrim Monument is replaced with the Old North Church, and the text at the bottom right is altered. This map says Shawmut (with image of a Native American), 1630 - Boston - 1930, Three Hundred Years of Progress; the later editions say "Boston from 1630, From Wigwam to Statehouse, from Puritan to Racketeer..." etc. Centuries before English settlers came to Massachusetts, Boston's name was Shawmut which meant, “Living waters” in the Algonquin language. Shawmut was renamed Boston in 1630 because a lot of the English settlers came from Boston, England. On verso is a map also by Ivan Chisholm and dated 1932 showing the rides of Revere, Dawes, and Prescott from Boston and Charlestown to Concord with notations and descriptions. Good antique condition with uneven toning that is not too noticeable, folds as issued with some mild wear along the folds. Tight margins on the 1630 Boston map side. The 1630 Boston map measures approx. 16 x 20 inches to the outer border line and the Revere/Dawes/Prescott map measures approx. 10.25 x 16 inches to the outer border line.
Genuine Antique Map from 1932.
Item Number: MAS1820