Powder horn with map of Boston and Charlestown, 1777
Item Information
- Title:
- Powder horn with map of Boston and Charlestown, 1777
- Cartographer:
- B., E.
- Name on Item:
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E.B.
- Date:
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1775
- Format:
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Objects/Artifacts
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
- Subjects:
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Powder flasks--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--History--18th century--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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MassachusettsSuffolk (county)BostonCharlestown
- Extent:
- 1 powder horn : manuscript, horn, wood, metal ; 36 x 9 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Scale:
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Not drawn to scale
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Powderhorn dating to 1775, featuring a map of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., noting Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, Morton's Point, Mill Pond, Fox Hill, South Battery, Long Wharf and Hancocks wharf.
Includes engraving of a British Man-o-war ship, an armorial shield for the 47th Foot, the abbreviation "G R", floral decoration, and "A pox on rebels in ther crymes."
- Identifier:
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06_01_010512
- Call #:
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G3764.B6 1775 .B4x
- Barcode:
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39999059010031
