Historical Publications of Boston and the Harbor

As part of the due diligence for this project, we have collected various charts, maps, and reports that have been generated for areas in the Lower Charles River Basin in the past. Below are various lists in approximate chronological order.

Reports and Books about the Charles River Charts of the Charles River Charts of the Boston Harbor Maps of Boston and Environs Sources of Maps and Charts Spreadsheet of all charts and maps

Sources of Digital Maps and Charts

While copies of the maps and charts listed above may exist in many places, we have tried to cite them using local repositories that have a physical copy.

1. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
2. Digital Commonwealth
3. Massachusetts State Library
4. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Archive
5. Library of Congress
6. New York Public Library
7. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford University
8. The Boston Atlas, overlays of many historical maps and satellite photos
9. NOAA Photo Library
10. NOAA Office of Coast Survey Historical Map & Chart Collection
11. Old Maps Online