Historic Map : U.S. Geological Survey Map of Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1908, Vintage Wall Art

An unusual 1908 variant on the U.S. Geological Survey's map Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Covers from Gull Pond and Bound Brook Island north along the cape as far as Provincetown Harbor and Race Point. Offers typical superb detail throughout noting topographical features, rail lines, light houses, marsh lands, and numerous individual buildings. Notes the Pamet River Life Saving Stations, the Highland light and life saving station, the High Head Life Saving Station, the Peaked Hill Bar Life Saving Station, the Race Point Light and Life Saving Station, the Wood End Light, and the Long Point Light. Published as part of a 1908 U.S.G.S. instructional manual for reading topographic maps.