Historic Maps of Boston: A History of America’s Walking City in Rare Maps (Preorder)

[vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1781099305137{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1589310703057{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] A LOOK INSIDE [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”98465,98466,98467,98468″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] [vc_column_text css=””]Title: Historic Maps of Boston: A History of America’s Walking City in Rare Maps Author: JQ Louise Size: 9 x 12 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 176 ISBN: 9781681066714 Price: $42.00 This product is listed as a preorder. Books will ship starting September 1, 2026. Historic Maps of Boston is an exploration of Boston’s history through the art of cartography. Through historic and contemporary maps, readers will trace Boston’s transformation from a small colonial peninsula to a thriving modern city, shaped by revolution, immigration, industry, land-making, and cultural shifts. Cartography becomes a powerful lens, revealing not only where streets, neighborhoods, and landmarks are located, but also how they came to be. By focusing on maps as historical pieces of art, this book shows how cartography captures the ambitions, challenges, and identity of Boston across time. Shorelines shift, districts expand, and public spaces take on new meaning, all visible through the lines, scales, and details of the mapmaker’s work. These visual records offer insight into how Bostonians understood their world and how the city was imagined, organized, and rebuilt from one era to the next. Rich in historical perspective, Historic Maps of Boston by local author JQ Louise invites readers to see Boston not just as it is but as it has been reimagined throughout the centuries. It is a celebration of cartography as both an artistic and historical tool, and of Boston as a city whose story can be read through its maps.[/vc_column_text] [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1587002019023{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] AUTHOR [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_single_image image=”99022″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”.vc_custom_1781099512907{margin-bottom: -30px !important;}” link=”https://reedypress.com/author/louise/jq-louise/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1781099529640{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-color: #FECE0200 !important;}”] JQ Louise [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”][vc_column_text css=””]JQ Louise is a Boston-based writer, photographer, and content creator with a deep passion for the city’s food, culture, and neighborhoods. She brings a fresh, stylish perspective to exploring Boston through its most memorable places and experiences. With a background in food writing and visual storytelling, her work highlights both iconic destinations and hidden gems. She is also the founder of the JQ List, a luxury lifestyle platform covering travel, dining, and design. Through her writing, she invites readers to experience Boston with curiosity, taste, and an appreciation for the stories that make the city unique.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1593465324397{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] PRESS [/vc_column_text] Editorial Oldest St. Augustine – The Ponte Vedra Recorder [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Some books explain a place. Others invite you to fall in love with it. “Oldest St. Augustine,” the latest work by author Betsi Hill, does the latter. It isn’t a traditional history book, and it isn’t quite a memoir 2026-03-23 [/vc_column][/vc_row]