Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts — H. F. Walling, 1857

Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts is an elaborate nineteenth-century county map associated with civil engineer and publisher H. F. Walling. Individual towns appear in softly contrasting colors and are filled with roads, waterways, settlements, property information, and other local details, creating a remarkably dense portrait of the county during the 1850s.

Numerous inset town plans and engraved architectural views surround the central map, while an ornamental border and decorative title panel give the sheet the character of a grand period wall map. Muted green, pink, yellow, blue, and ochre coloring complements the naturally warm paper ground. Combining detailed local geography with decorative illustration, the map is both an important historical record and an impressive example of nineteenth-century American cartography.

Artwork Details

• Artist: H. F. Walling
• Title: Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• Original title: Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• Series: American Land Ownership and County Maps
• Date: 1857
• Period: 19th Century
• Place of Origin: United States
• Medium: Hand-colored printed county map with engraved inset views

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• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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