Eldridge, George W.
1901

Massachusetts Bay and Coast from Chatham to Gloucester 2

Geo. W. Eldridge's Chart D Massachusetts Bay and the Coast from Chatham to Gloucester

DESCRIPTION: Extra-large old nautical chart of Cape Cod, Massachusetts Bay, and the Massachusetts coast from Chatham north past Boston. Created by George Washington Eldridge (d. 1914). Coverage includes the coastal margins near the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Brewster, Yarmouth, Plymouth, Scituate, Cohasset, Marblehead, Salem, Gloucester, and the town and harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. Date printed in blue stamp "1901".

Printed on thin, rolled paper, this nautical chart was to be backed with linen which would have provided the strength needed to withstand rigors of day to day use at sea. This chart is a survivor.

G.W. Eldridge was the son of well-known cartographer and hydrographer George Eldridge (1821-1900), whose first charts (ca. 1849) were of the area off Chatham, Mass. including Pollock Rip and the sandbars from Stone Horse to Handkerchief Shoals. The Eldridges are among the best known private publishers of charts during the 19th century.

CREATOR: Eldridge, George W.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1901

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Massachusetts Bay

CONDITION: Fair. Plenty of character but condition looks like many years of use. Linen backed. Its all there with no huge issues except Ragged and Rugged, Margins chipped, Browned. Did I mention stains? Still proud after 116 years!

COLORING: None

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SIZE: 29 " x 58 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $400

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