A plan of Becket protracted by a scale of 120 rods to an inch

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A plan of Becket protracted by a scale of 120 rods to an inch
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Item Information

Title:
A plan of Becket protracted by a scale of 120 rods to an inch
Title (alt.):
Plan of Becket
Date:
1771
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Becket (Mass. : Town)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Massachusetts > Berkshire (county) > Becket
Extent:
1 manuscript map ; 53 x 86 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Scale 1:23,760
Language:
English
Notes:
Manuscript map in ink on parchment, likely sheepskin.
Shows town divided into approximately 300 lots, numbered, and some with surname annotations.
Includes text.
Parts of map are faded and illegible.
Identifier:
06_01_016188
Call #:
G3764.B249G46 1771 .P53
Barcode:
39999085942587