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Pen and ink drawing of the world map from Gulliver's travels. Numbered notes on drawing correspond to locations on the map. 1) Lilliputia, as described in the book, would be in southern Australia. 2) This was about where Gulliver came to land in…

A white woman stands at a podium looking down at a paper a boy is holding. A girl and a boy sit in a chair to the right. There is a stove in the center of the room and a map of New Jersey hangs on the wall.

Letter from Amherst Academy student, N. Carpenter, to her friend Susan in Dudley, Mass., describing the curriculum, the number of students, Fourth of July and other recreation activities.

Birds-eye-view lithograph of Amherst. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Published by John B. Bachelder between 1855 and 1857.

Includes insets: Residence of Prof. Edward Hitchcock, Residence of L.S. Sweetser, esq.; Residence of Hon. Edward…

Lithograph of the Dickinson Homestead on Main Street shortly after the Homestead was reacquired by Edward Dickinson.

View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing Amherst town center area, including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.

Section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing much of Amherst including residences and landownership; businesses; cemeteries; schools; railroads. Includes inset of northern part of Amherst.

View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing the common at South Amherst with property ownership marked.

View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing Amherst's East Village including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.

This beautifully engraved and colored map represents an English version of the Jansson-Visscher series of maps of northeastern North America. Since it was published shortly after the expulsion of the Dutch from New York, the map displays geographical…

View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing North Amherst, including the Cushman area. Includes residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.

View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing South Amherst area, including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.

Two women and a girl, identified as Anna Johnson and Katherine Johnson Kay), walking down a path by a river. One woman stands in between trees on the bank while the other woman and the girl walk closer towards the camera. Trees line the path and…

A girl holding a pail helping a younger boy drink from it. There is a fence behind them and a barn with a wagon in front of its open doors in the background. A part of another building is visible on the right. A tree stands by the children and…

Entrance to the Munson Memorial Library building shaded by a large maple tree.