Plan of the Inner Harbor of Boston
Item Information
- Title:
- Plan of the Inner Harbor of Boston
- Description:
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Published the same year as Edmund Blunt's small chart of Boston Harbor, this large-scale harbor chart was based on recent surveys conducted by the U.S. Coast Survey and showed considerably more detail for the inner harbor. The chart delineated the numerous wharves lining the shores of East Boston, Charlestown, the eastern side of Boston Proper, and South Boston. In addition, numerous soundings have been recorded for the harbor waters and four cross sections clearly show the location of the deepest channel.
- Creator:
- United States Coast Survey
- Contributor:
- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
- Contributor:
- Whiting, H. L. (Henry Laurens)
- Contributor:
- J.H. Bufford's Lith
- Contributor:
- Davis, Charles Henry, 1807-1877
- Name on Item:
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executed by the U.S. Coast Survey for the Commissioners, appointed by a resolve of the Legislature passed Apr. 16, 1846 ; A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by C.O. Boutelle ; topography by H.L. Whiting ; hydrography under the direction of C.H. Davis, Liet. U.S. Navy
- Date:
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1847
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
- Private Collection
- Collection (local):
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Mapping Boston Collection
- Subjects:
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Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps
- Places:
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MassachusettsBoston Harbor
- Extent:
- 1 map ; 121 x 99 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
- Publisher:
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Washington :
[United States Coast Survey]
- Scale:
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Scale 1:5,000
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings, contours and shading.
"Febr. 2nd, 1847."
Appears in: Massachusetts Senate document, no. 25, 1847.
"J.H. Bufford's Lithography, Boston."
Includes tide chart, text, buoys, bottom types, and 4 "cross sections" of Harbor depths. Scale [ca. 1:300].
- Identifier:
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06_01_001252
- Barcode:
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39999052508502
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