Rockport, MA 1940's Map

This vintage map of Rockport, Massachusetts was created in the 1940s and celebrates the seaside town of Rockport on Cape Ann in Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This restored edition brings the historic Rockport map to life while preserving the original linework and its hand-drawn shorelines, coves, roads, harbor, compass rose, and charming margin vignettes of local buildings.

About This Historic Map

Drawn as a detailed illustrated survey of the peninsula, this map presents Rockport in the mid-twentieth century, when the area was shaped by its rocky coastline, Sandy Bay, its fishing harbor, and its thriving artist colony. The overall view sweeps across the tip of Cape Ann, tracing the winding roads and jagged shore from the northern points down to the harbor village.

Notable landmarks shown on the map include Folly Cove, Halibut Point, Andrews Point, Pigeon Cove (the North Village), Sandy Bay, Straitsmouth Island, Loblolly Cove, Thacher's Island, Cape Hedge, and the Congregational Church (the Old Sloop), along with many of the historic roads and coves that shaped life around Rockport in that era.

For anyone who spent summers walking the granite shore, watching the boats come into the harbor, or exploring the little coves of Cape Ann, this map is more than a historic view. It captures the working docks, the quiet points, and the artist's-eye vignettes of weathered cottages that keep families connected to Rockport.

A statement piece for any room, this reproduction is printed using KNOWOL's restored version of the 1940s Rockport map, preserving the historic character of the original while adding depth, warmth, and visual clarity. It makes a meaningful addition to a cottage, seaside home, office, library, den, family room, or local history collection.