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In this drawing, the village of Vineyard Haven is viewed from the west or an inland location looking east at the harbor. Although this is a rather unusual perspective for a coastal location, the image focuses on the community's major wharf, the waterfront, and the harbor dotted with many sailing vessels. The drawing is subtitled, The Popular Seaside Summer Resort, suggesting the islands new role as a summer resort. However, it provides ample evidence of the town's earlier reliance on maritime occupations, including two other wharves on the left, a sailor's free reading room, a U.S. Marine Hospital, and four ship captain's residences, two of which (identified by the letters C and M) are situated in the center towards the right foreground. Vineyard Haven, the second largest village on Martha's Vineyard, is the primary village in the town of Tisbury. Located on the north shore of the island, it still serves as the primary port for ferries bringing summer visitors from the mainland. In the background, the island's two other important villages Edgartown and Cottage City are visible. The latter, now known as Oak Bluffs, originated during the 1830s as a summer location for Methodist revivalist camp meetings.
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Document identity
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x633f949m
label
Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
x633f949m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
description
In this drawing, the village of Vineyard Haven is viewed from the west or an inland location looking east at the harbor. Although this is a rather unusual perspective for a coastal location, the image focuses on the community's major wharf, the waterfront, and the harbor dotted with many sailing vessels. The drawing is subtitled, The Popular Seaside Summer Resort, suggesting the islands new role as a summer resort. However, it provides ample evidence of the town's earlier reliance on maritime occupations, including two other wharves on the left, a sailor's free reading room, a U.S. Marine Hospital, and four ship captain's residences, two of which (identified by the letters C and M) are situated in the center towards the right foreground. Vineyard Haven, the second largest village on Martha's Vineyard, is the primary village in the town of Tisbury. Located on the north shore of the island, it still serves as the primary port for ferries bringing summer visitors from the mainland. In the background, the island's two other important villages Edgartown and Cottage City are visible. The latter, now known as Oak Bluffs, originated during the 1830s as a summer location for Methodist revivalist camp meetings.
date
["[1893?]"]
year
1893
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000027
creators
Walker, G. H. (George H.)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Tisbury (Mass. : Town)--Aerial views
Vineyard Haven (Mass.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Dukes (county)
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
Vineyard Haven
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Dukes
city
Vineyard Haven
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
41.45
schema:longitude
-70.6
extent
1 view ; 51 x 61 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Indexed for points of interest.
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no
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x633f949m
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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