This detailed map of southeastern Massachusetts encompasses a broad region bordered approximately by Boston Harbor, Cape Cod, Buzzards Bay, and Narragansett Bay. The ‘best roads’, highlighted in red, criss-cross an image that identifies towns, railroads, geographic features, notable structures (i.e. post offices), and coastal features. The South Shore countryside would have contained a fascinating landscape for the enthusiastic cyclist or the early motorist. Huge summer cottages and exclusive suburbs for Boston’s Brahmin elite competed with local industry towns, taking advantage of ample water and power. Agricultural and livestock elements also remained, including large cranberry bogs, dairies, and coastal fishing communities. Published in Boston by the Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Undated, but likely issued around 1905 – 1910.
