(ROCKPORT, MA MAP) This historical old Rockport map is reproduced from the 1872 Beers Atlas of Essex County, Massachusetts (MA). Many houses are identified by the property owner's name; many topographical features are identified, such as: Hoop Pole Cove, Halibut Point, Andrew's Point, Norwood's Head, Straits Mouht Island, Light House, Gap Cove, Whale Cove, Loblolly Cove, Emerson's Point, Long Beach, Cape Hedge, Milk Island, Thatcher's Island light house, etc.