Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

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Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
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Item Information

Title:
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Date:
[1770?–1779?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Bay--Early works to 1800
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Boston Bay (Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Boston Harbor
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color on sheet 77 x 143 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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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:24,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/73691794
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor.
Relief shown by hachures and shading. Soundings shown in fathoms.
Watermark: [Fleur-de-lis with] GR [below and] J. Whatman.
Includes view of "Boston lt. house ... "
On verso: No. 1.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 942
Identifier:
ar094200