Outline and index map of city of Boston proper


Outline and index map of city of Boston proper

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Title:
Outline and index map of city of Boston proper
Description:
Boston, after the reclamation of Back Bay was completed, is depicted on this outline map. It served as a graphic index to the more detailed atlas pages that comprised the first edition of this urban real estate atlas. Boston real estate atlases, which were published by the Bromley firm from 1883-1938, provide an unrivaled source of information about the internal structure and development of the city during a period of tremendous urban growth. Individual atlas sheets portray city blocks in great detail, indicating property ownership and construction material of individual buildings (i.e. pink for brick, yellow for frame).
Creator:
Bromley, George Washington
Date:
[1883]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Private Collection
Collection (local):
Mapping Boston Collection
Subjects:
Real estate development--Massachusetts--Boston
City planning--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Suffolk (county)Boston
Extent:
1 map ; 46 x 72 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:
Philadelphia : Bromley
Scale:
Scale 1:6,000
Language:
English
Notes:
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Includes architectural explanations.
Appears in Bromley's Atlas of the City of Boston...vol. 1, City Proper. Philadelphia. 1883.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_001221
Barcode:
39999052508619