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Historical Maps of Sudbury

Known maps chronolocically: 1708 Bingham, 1794 Mosman, 1830 Wood, 1871 Mass Atlas, 1875 Beers Atlas of Middlesex County, 1889 Walker Atlas of Middlesex County, 1891 Walker Topo, 1894 USGS Topo , 1908 Walker Atlas...

USGS 1894
USGS 1894 Topo @ 1800x1784
<> Same Map @ 2823x2798 <> from UNH Dimond Library

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1794 Map of Sudbury
drawn by Mathias Mosman in 1795
described in Hudson History, 1889
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1830 Map of Sudbury
drawn by Wm. Wood
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1871 Massachusetts Atlas, Walling, H. F.;
Gray, Ormando Willis at David Rumsey Also: Good Image
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South Sudbury 1875
Beers Atlas of Middlesex County
Hi-Res (4232x3207) scanned -jch
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Sudbury and Maynard, 1875
Beers Atlas of Middlesex County
Image from Community Heritage Maps
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Topographical Atlas of Massachusetts 1891
by Geo. H. Walker & Co. Ward Maps
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Maynard & Sudbury, Walker, 1889
Also, South Sudbury, Walker, 1889
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Sudbury Center, Walker, 1889
Hi-Res (3113x3852) scanned -jch
Sudbury1908Walker
I assume this is from the 1908 Walker Atlas, since
it resembles the Wayland and Framingham here.
Middlesex County 1908 Vol 3, Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1908
This image is from photographs Hi-Res (4500x3000)
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Sudbury, Then and Now
TODO: when & who made this
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Town Of Sudbury 2002
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SVT Nobscot Map

Timeline of Early Maps:


1708 Bingham, see Sudbury: A Pictorial History, Laura Scott, 208 pages, The Donning Co., 1989
1794 Map of Sudbury drawn by Mathias Mosman in 1795. High quality print available from Sudbury Historical Society
1830 Map of Sudbury drawn by Wm. Wood. High quality print available from Sudbury Historical Society
1871 Massachusetts Atlas. Walling, H. F.; Gray, Ormando Willis, David Rumsey
1875 Beers: County Atlas of Middlesex Massachusetts 1875 by F.W. Beers & Co. 3 maps: South Sudbury, Sudbury Center and Maynard & Sudbury.
1889 The Atlas of Middlesex County, published by George H. Walker and Co. Sudbury and Maynard, South Sudbury, and Sudbury Center
1891 Walker Topo http://www.wardmaps.com/search.php?city=sudbury
1894 USGS Topo 1894 USGS Map host by UNH Dimond Library.
1900 Atlas of Middlesex County, George W. Stadley & Co. Community Hertiage Maps. Does the volume containing Sudbury exist?
1908 Walker Atlas

Reconstructed Maps:

Original Town Layout as found in 1963 book: Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town, Sumner Chilton Powell
Early Roads: James S. Draper about 1888 with town historian Alfred S. Hudson.
Map showing land grants that formed Sudbury, George D. Max 1986,

Sudbury Now and Then Map. Who & When? And the map from the Sumner book, A Puritan Village, 1963.
Sudbury Now and Then
larger image

Links:

Community Heritage Maps Originals and reprints of Sudbury Maps
Ward Maps with originals and reprints of Sudbury Maps
Maps from Sudbury Historical Socierty
The Sudbury Archives is a COOL site that gets cooler all the time!
Town Archives' Historic Map Page - not updated in a while
1930 Bay Circuit Trail with Nobscot and Wayside Inn.
Small versions of many of these maps are found in A Pictorial History, Laura Scott, 208 pages, The Donning Co., 1989

started April 23, 2005 <> Added lots and lots of stuff January 2009 <> YON