1893 Map of Chatham

About this map

Chatham Lights and several other navigational beacons guard the complex coastline of the outer Cape in the late nineteenth century. The settlement at Chatham is clustered near Mill Pond and Oyster Pond, while the more rural Chatham Port and North Chatham sit further north along the edges of Pleasant Bay. This survey captures the shifting barrier beach system of Nauset Beach and the slender reach of Monomoy Island, documenting a maritime landscape defined by its constant contact with the Atlantic Ocean.