A map of the environs of Boston

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Item Information

Title:
A map of the environs of Boston
Title (alt.):
Plan of Boston Harbour
Battle of Bunker Hill
Date:
[ca. 1775]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Maps
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Charlestown
Massachusetts > Boston Harbor
Extent:
1 map with 1 ms. map drawn in right margin : col. ; 42.7 x 47 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale 1:420,000. Scales of insets vary.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Paper is watermarked: C. Taylor & Son.
Sketched on right margin outside printed map is a pen and ink, topographical sketch map of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Battle map shows movements of British boats and positions of opposing forces.
Provenance of map: Earl of Home's Library, Glasgow.
Identifier:
8347
Barcode:
B2970058