COHASSET, Massachusetts 1831 Map

A reproduction of a hand-colored map of the Town of COHASSET, published in 1831. The Massachusetts 1830 map series represents a unique data source that depicts land cover and cultural features during the historical period of widespread land clearing for agricultural. To our knowledge, Massachusetts is the only state in the US where detailed land cover information was comprehensively mapped at such an early date.

Framing is available. Framed maps include dry mounting, UV filtering glass, and your choice of six mouldings, wired and ready to hang upon delivery. All mouldings are approximately 1.5" wide. Please factor in an additional 3" to the listed size for framed items.

FRAMED ORIGINAL maps include: museum quality backing board, UV filtering glass, and your choice of mouldings, wired and ready to hang upon delivery.

This map has been scanned From The ORIGINAL at 600 dpi using state of the art equipment {a Contex Large Format Scanner}. The replica map is printed on heavy matte fine art paper using archival pigment inks. This is one of over 5000 Original maps, charts, and posters in our collection.
Many reproduction maps that are available on Etsy are taken directly from public domain sources {NY Public Library, Library of Congress, etc}. Although great for research purposes, these image files frequently suffer from poor color accuracy, lens blur, and distortion. The maps in our collection have been scanned from the ORIGINAL, flat, at high resolution and with precisely calibrated color. This allows us to prints replicas that are virtually indistinguishable from the original maps.

Custom sizes are available. If you are interested in a custom size, please let us know through the "ask a question" button in this listing.

Retailers who would like to carry our Maps, please contact us through the "ask a question" button in this listing, for information and discounts.

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