1951 Map of Great Point

About this map

Nantucket Island reaches its northernmost extent in this 1951 revision, showcasing the narrow, shifting barrier landscape where Nantucket Sound meets the Atlantic Ocean. The map centers on the elongated spit of Great Point and the complex shoreline of Coatue Point, which shelters the Head of the Harbor. The presence of Coskata Pond tucked behind Coskata Beach illustrates the fragile coastal geomorphology of the mid-century period before decades of Atlantic storm surges and erosion further reshaped these sandbars.