TELL THE STORY OF NORTH AMERICA. AT THE LEVENTHAL MAP CENTER. INSIDE THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THAT STORY STRETCHES BACK CENTURIES. MAPS AREN’T JUST STATIC DEPICTIONS OF THE WAY THE WORLD IS, BUT ...
It’s hard to imagine, but less than 200 years ago, Boston was surrounded by water. The city was basically an island, connected to the rest of the state only through a tiny spit of land. Neighborhoods ...