Essex County

Photographs of artifacts that inspired the archeology ABCs coloring book pages.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century - Picryl description.

This desk is in two pieces, which were built at separate times in the early 1800s (circa 1810) by Topsfield resident David Towne. It is made of birch and maple predominantly. David Towne learned his trade from More

This desk is in two pieces, which were built at separate times in the early 1800s (circa 1810) by Topsfield resident David Towne. It is made of birch and maple predominantly. David Towne learned his trade from More

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Fireback made at Hammersmith (Saugus Iron Works), 1656. Cast Iron, 54 cm x 85 cm x 3.6 cm. National Park Service Collections, SAIR 12322. Firebacks were mounted on the back wall of the fireplace to protect the More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Public domain scan of an 18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

English "glass cases" were used for the storage of glasses, table garniture and pots. This fragment of the front of a glass case is the only New England example known and was made in Rowley, Massachusetts circa More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

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Information from accompanying cards: The fore edges of the leaves of the book bear a fine painting of "Audley End," the mansion in Walden, Essex built by Thomas Howard, first Earl of Suffolk. Courtesy of Boston More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Relief shown by hachures. Shows troop positions in Essex and Union counties, New Jersey and location of camps near Rahway for the 26t More

Scale ca. 1:52,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along fold and upper and lower margins. Publication information trimmed from lower margin. Shows coast of More

Public domain image of a nautical map, chart, navigation pilot guide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of a nautical map, chart, navigation pilot guide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A plan of the Town of Reading in the County of Middlesex and the Town of Lynnfield in the County of Essex taken upon a scale two hundred pole to the inch there are three Meeting Houses for Publick worship in sa More

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Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Copies of Gloucester, Annisquam, and Cape Ann maps dating from 1804 to 1927 and notes on early maps including chapter two from book “A Memorial History of Boston.” Maps include: Dogtown, 1650-1750; Gloucester, More

Plan of Methuen Courtesy of Nevins Memorial Library

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Labor for voyage contract- 1856; deeds selling half of the vessel to Moses and Jonathan Lane of Annisquam, 1807. Also entry about Neptune's Favorite copied from American Clipper Ships book. Courtesy of Annisqua More

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Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of New England house, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

From: Boston gazette ... Monday, March 9, 1812. Shows gerrymander of state senatorial districts. Includes text. LC copy imperfect: Holes, tears, creases, darkening, and stains. Available also through the Librar More

During the first weeks of March 1812, several Boston newspapers published this map which inspired the creation of the “gerrymander” cartoon. The map illustrates the new senatorial districts in Worcester and Ess More

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Published about 1820, this broadside reprinted the original 1812 newspaper article and cartoon illustrating the first use of the term "Gerry-mander." It also included a new essay entitled "Political History," t More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Three copied pages from 1772 doc; parish meeting transcript, 1820 (copy); ordination 1869; children's service program 1874; declaration of faith, two booklets, 1890; rededication program 1892; membership form 1 More

Three copied pages from 1772 doc; parish meeting transcript, 1820 (copy); ordination 1869; children's service program 1874; declaration of faith, two booklets, 1890; rededication program 1892; membership form 1 More

Three copied pages from 1772 doc; parish meeting transcript, 1820 (copy); ordination 1869; children's service program 1874; declaration of faith, two booklets, 1890; rededication program 1892; membership form 1 More

Three copied pages from 1772 doc; parish meeting transcript, 1820 (copy); ordination 1869; children's service program 1874; declaration of faith, two booklets, 1890; rededication program 1892; membership form 1 More