Antique Eldridges Map of Marthas Vineyard, Circa 1913- Framed
This antique Eldridge Map of Marthas Vineyard 1913 is in wonderful preserved condition.
Having been framed it suffers no rips, tears or staining.The glass is intact without breakage.
It measures 38" length x 27" height and has a hanging wire- ready to go on the wall.
The wood frame is a soft sage green which accents the details of the map.
The map was first published in 1892. This is the 1913 second edition, featuring a number of changes and additions
The map provides much detail of the Marthas Vineyards topography, roads and railroads, landmarks, and property ownership.
The visual appeal of the image is greatly enhanced by the bright and attractive coloring, as well as the numerous vignettes of steamships and sailing vessels plying the waters around the island.
It also offers much information of particular value to visitors, such as the routes of the steamship lines serving the island, the locations of steamboat landings and inns, and even promising sites from which to fish for bluefish and striped bass.
Also included is a small inset map showing the location of Martha’s Vineyard relative to the Elizabeth Islands, Cape Cod and Buzzards Bay, as well as tables of on- and off-island distances.
The visual appeal of the image is greatly enhanced by the bright and attractive coloring, as well as the numerous vignettes of steamships and sailing vessels plying the waters around the island.
The map was published by G.W. Eldridge of Chatham, Mass. (1845-1914), the son and heir to the business of George Eldridge (1821-1900).
The senior Eldridge produced his first chart (of the waters around Chatham) in 1851, and the firm bearing his name continued issuing charts until 1932, while the Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book remains in publication to this day.
In contrast to the complex charts issued by the U.S. Coast Survey, Guthorn praises those issued by the Eldridges for their “good design, simplicity, and omission of extraneous shore topography, legible sounding and notes, and the use of compass courses only… Their loyal public; fishermen, coaster, tug masters, and yachtsmen, often continued to use obsolete Eldridge charts until the beginning of World War II.
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