I have now posted two larger images on another server:
- an enlarged image of the lower right-hand corner (showing the date, title, and the name John W. Proctor, the man who created map).
- a full photo of the entire map.
For better quality images, I would need to use a better camera or, ideally, to remove the fragile map from its frame and have it scanned on a large flat-bed scanner, or take it to a professional to do the job. A project for another day...
Fortunately the Danvers Archival Center has copies of this published map. And the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library has a copy that is viewable online:
Fortunately the Danvers Archival Center has copies of this published map. And the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library has a copy that is viewable online:
You can zoom in to focus on details. Very nice! [viewed 9/21/21]
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