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Source Description
Using an unorthodox perspective for a coastal location, the artist viewed this small Cape Cod village from the inland looking south, rather than from the ocean facing north, as would be anticipated. Interestingly, the Old Colony Railroad cuts through the middle of the view, with three of its facilities (Car Shops, Depot, and Wharf) prominently identified. This purposeful shift in perspective and focus was a symbolic means of showing the economic changes that were occurring in this and other Cape Cod communities during the last half of the 19th century. While fishing and maritime activities continued to be important, these communities were becoming fashionable summer retreats for wealthy citizens of Boston, Providence, and other inland New England towns. Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable. Incorporated in 1639, the town straddles the bicep of Cape Cod. The early settlers of this area were farmers, but during the 18th and 19th century, the towns inhabitants supported themselves primarily by maritime activities.
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Document identity
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x633f865s
label
Bird's eye view of the village of Hyannis, Barnstable County, Mass
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
x633f865s
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Bird's eye view of the village of Hyannis, Barnstable County, Mass
description
Using an unorthodox perspective for a coastal location, the artist viewed this small Cape Cod village from the inland looking south, rather than from the ocean facing north, as would be anticipated. Interestingly, the Old Colony Railroad cuts through the middle of the view, with three of its facilities (Car Shops, Depot, and Wharf) prominently identified. This purposeful shift in perspective and focus was a symbolic means of showing the economic changes that were occurring in this and other Cape Cod communities during the last half of the 19th century. While fishing and maritime activities continued to be important, these communities were becoming fashionable summer retreats for wealthy citizens of Boston, Providence, and other inland New England towns. Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable. Incorporated in 1639, the town straddles the bicep of Cape Cod. The early settlers of this area were farmers, but during the 18th and 19th century, the towns inhabitants supported themselves primarily by maritime activities.
date
["1884"]
year
1884
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000086
creators
Poole, A. F.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Hyannis (Mass.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Barnstable (county)
Hyannis
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Barnstable
city
Hyannis
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Brockton, Mass
publisher
A.F. Poole
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
41.65
schema:longitude
-70.2833
extent
1 view ; 39 x 59 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Includes references to points of interest.
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no
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x633f865s
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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