A map of New-England : being the first that ever was here cut, and done by the best pattern that could be had, which being in some places defective, it made the other less exact : yet doth it sufficiently shew the scituation of the country, and conveniently well the distance of places ; the figures that are joyned with the names of places are to distinguish such as have been assaulted by the Indian from others

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Title:
A map of New-England : being the first that ever was here cut, and done by the best pattern that could be had, which being in some places defective, it made the other less exact : yet doth it sufficiently shew the scituation of the country, and conveniently well the distance of places ; the figures that are joyned with the names of places are to distinguish such as have been assaulted by the Indian from others
Title (alt.):
South part of New-England, as it is planted this yeare, 1634
Creator:
Foster, John, 1648-1681
Wood, William, fl. 1629-1635
Date:
1846
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
King Philip's War, 1675-1676
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
Places:
New England (area)
Extent:
2 maps on 1 sheet ; 26 x 18 cm. and 29 x 37 cm., on sheet 58 x 75 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7h14b001x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Massachusetts : Wm. B. Fowle
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:920,000]
Scale [ca. 1:1,150,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Facsimiles of maps from Wood's New Englands prospect and Hubbard's Present state of New England.
Facsimile of Wine Hills version, state 2.
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes text and references.
Identifier:
06_01_008620
Call #:
G3720 1677 .F67x 1846
Barcode:
39999065655449

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