Historical Maps of Boston at Langham Hotel
Langham Hotel, 250 Franklin Street, Boston, MA. A selection of historical maps of New England, Massachusetts, and Boston, describing the topographical transformation of the city over 300 years from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library are on display at this hotel.

Maps of the New England Coast at the Boston Harbor Hotel
Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA. Maps from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library depicting the exploration, mapping, and maritime activity along the coastline of New England are on exhibit at this hotel.

Picturing a Networked Nation: Abraham Bradley's Landmark U.S. Postal Maps
Presented by Larry Caldwell, map collector and member, Board of Directors, Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 5:30-7:30 pm
Lecture, map display, and reception in Mezzanine Conference Room (mezzanine level)
Johnson Building (Boylston Street entrance)
Boston Public Library, Copley Square
R.S.V.P. to Christine Murphy at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
(617)859-2387 or maps@bpl.org

In 1796, at a time when America was still establishing its cultural, economic, and governmental foundations, Abraham Bradley published his first of three large-scale postal maps of the United States. Bradley's maps were among the very first truly American maps, and they were original works not copied from other contemporary maps. They show the geography of the country according to the most recent knowledge, but they also show every postal route in the country and the mileages between major post offices. They reveal the evolution of American settlement, the shifting movement of population, and the growing regional disparity of population densities in ways not pictured on other maps.