New England


New England

Item Information

Title:
New England
Cartographer:
Durfee, Lucy
Name on Item:
Lucy Durfee's
Date:
1834
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
New England--Maps
Places:
New England (area)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand colored ; 47 x 35 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:1,200,000
Language:
English
Notes:
Manuscript map in ink and watercolor, drawn by a schoolgirl.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Cartographer is possibly Lucy Durfee (Borden) of Rhode Island, 1821-1890, daughter of politician and jurist Job Durfee.
Possibly based on Jesse Olney's 1829 Map of the eastern states.
Identifier:
06_01_019163
Call #:
G3720 1834 .D87
Barcode:
39999085971107