Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: The Weekly Messenger with maps of Worcester and Essex counties relating to the 1812 redistricting of Massachusetts.

Barcode: 55809

Image Number: 55809.0001

Publishing Location: Boston

Brief Description: An 1812 issue of the Weekly Messenger published in Boston attacking the gerrymandering of Massachusetts signed into law by Governor Elbridge Gerry. The tabloid newspaper, a Federalist-leaning publication, showed the maps of the counties divided into their respective towns with dotted lines indicating the boundaries of the new electoral districts. These divisions benefited the Republicans and the law was proven so unpopular that Gerry was voted out of office. He was later elected James Madison's vice-president.

Publisher: Cutler, James

Date/Date Range Published: Mar 6th, 1812

Language: English

Region Depicted: Essex County, MassachusettsMassachusettsWorcester, Massachusetts

Map Type: Historical mapsPolitical maps

Dimensions: 21 x 31 cm

Historical Context: Published just before the War of 1812.

LC Call Number: G3763.W6 1812 C8

OCLC: 1262133756

Accession Number: OML-1812-19

Subjects: newspaper

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/55809.0001