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  • Part of the Metropolitan District (Suburbs including an area just west of Boston).

Part of the Metropolitan District (Suburbs including an area just west of Boston).

  • ARTIST: George Walker

  • PUBLISHER: Published Geo. H. Walker & Co. 160 Tremont St. Boston.

  • MEDIUM: Multi-stone lithograph,

    DATE: 1891

  • EDITION SIZE: 17 1/2 x 25 7/8" (44.5 x 65.9 cm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: Thi is two maps on one sheet, a large inset index map shows the suburbs of Boston. The main map shows the area surrounding Fresh Pond in Cambridge. From the "Atlas of Massachusetts compiled under the direction of O.W. Walker, C.E." The Walker Co. was formed in 1880 by George Hiram Walker and his brother Oscar. They were very prolific, publishing maps, atlases and bird's eye views of New England locales. The Walkers were the last of Boston's important lithographers.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Printed in color.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps