Colonial Rockingham and Essex Counties map

I came across a couple of very interesting old maps recently-- this first one (below) is awesome and very useful because it shows the whole vicinity of where most of my mother's mother's ancestors settled: northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. It shows the various towns, with the dates they were founded.

Although covering two counties in two states, this was a pretty small area; you can probably drive from any point on this map to any other in less than forty-five minutes, barring traffic.