A plan of Boston in New England with its environs, including Milton, Dorchester, Roxbury, Brooklin, Cambridge, Medford, Charlestown, parts of Malden and Chelsea, with the military works constructed in those places in the years 1775 and 1776

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Title:
A plan of Boston in New England with its environs, including Milton, Dorchester, Roxbury, Brooklin, Cambridge, Medford, Charlestown, parts of Malden and Chelsea, with the military works constructed in those places in the years 1775 and 1776
Contributor:
Jukes, Francis, 1745-1812
Creator:
Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806
Date:
June 4, 1777
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Cartouches (Graphic)
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Cartography tools--Pictorial works
Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Massachusetts > Boston Harbor
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets ; 98.7 x 70 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
London : Henry Pelham
Scale:
Scale 1:14,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Engraved by: Francis Jukes.
Facsimile of letter at upper left from the town major of Boston certifies that Henry Pelham has been given permission to take a plan of the town of Boston and its surroundings.
Facsimile letter is overlaid by a realistic depiction of a draftsman's compass.
Shows Boston and vicinity with fortifications and indications of lines of artillery fire from the various batteries in use during 1775 and 1776.
Tables of reference at bottom identify principal buildings in Boston.
Dedication by author/publisher to Lord George Germain.
This copy has manuscript signature of Pelham below the dedication.
Identifier:
9134
Barcode:
B2979266