A Map of the Country Adjacent to the North Boundary Line of of the Colony of Rhode Island as the same was Run by Commissioners appointed for that Purpose by the General Asssembly of the Said Colony in the year 1750

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A Map of the Country Adjacent to the North Boundary Line of of the Colony of Rhode Island as the same was Run by Commissioners appointed for that Purpose by the General Asssembly of the Said Colony in the year 1750
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Title:
A Map of the Country Adjacent to the North Boundary Line of of the Colony of Rhode Island as the same was Run by Commissioners appointed for that Purpose by the General Asssembly of the Said Colony in the year 1750
Cartographer:
Harrison, Joseph
Associated name:
Woodward, Nathaniel, -1685
Associated name:
Saffery, Solomon
Name on Item:
Drawn by Joseph Harrison.
Date:
[ca. 1750]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
British Library
Collection (local):
British Library Collection
Subjects:
Rhode Island--Boundaries--Massachusetts--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Rhode Island--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Massachusetts--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink ; 42 x 71 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified]
Scale:
Scale 1:58,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS032-002087248
Notes:
Shows the Rhode Island and Massachusetts boundaries as delineated in 1718 and 1750.
Shows "This is the Place where the supposed Stake of Woodward and Saffery is said to have stood".
Shows dividing line between Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Shows title above map.
Signed by Joseph Harrison at lower right.
Shows scale at lower left, "A scale of Miles".
Names individual properties.
Copy at Add Ms 15,487.24. folds into a volume. Manuscript addition of "24" in pencil at upper right. Laid on linen. Red stamp of British Museum to verso.
Notes (date):
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