Blue Hills Reservation


Blue Hills Reservation

Item Information

Title:
Blue Hills Reservation
Description:
Charles Eliot was instrumental in the acquisition of the Blue Hills Reservation by the Metropolitan Park Commission in 1893. He believed that the reservation’s “wildness” offered a counterpoint to Boston’s intentionally manicured urban parks, such as the Public Garden. When the fledgling Metropolitan Park Commission acquired the Blue Hills and three other reservations, Park Commissioner Herbert S. Carruth declared, “There will be no attempt made to beautify them. We shall not even own a lawn mower.” This map, created by the Park Commission in 1905, uses hachures to show the “bold” elevation changes that Eliot celebrated for their panoramic views.
Creator:
Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission
Date:
1905
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Parks--Massachusetts--Milton--Maps
Blue Hills (Mass.)--Maps
Blue Hills Reservation (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
MassachusettsNorfolk (county)Milton
MassachusettsNorfolk (county)Blue Hills Reservation (reserve)
Extent:
1 map ; 29 x 48 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Boston : C.J. Peters & Son Co.
Scale:
Scale [1:19,356].
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Breathing Room: Mapping Boston's Green Spaces" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2018.
Identifier:
06_01_005309
Call #:
G3762.B54 1905 .M3
Barcode:
39999059012763