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I've got an old map of Massachusetts from 1799 which, while not fraudulent, is completely wrong in several places. For one, where my town is supposed to be, it
by technothrasher 2y ago
I've got an old map of Massachusetts from 1799 which, while not fraudulent, is completely wrong in several places. For one, where my town is supposed to be, it names another town that is actually much closer to Boston (and is also duplicately labelled on the map in its correct spot). It isn't like my town didn't exist at that point. It incorporated 50 years before that, and already had a major road from Concord going through it.
- veunes 2y agoSuch maps can reveal a lot about the focus and priorities of early cartographers