The colour of an old city : a map of Boston, decorative and historical
Item Information
- Title:
- The colour of an old city : a map of Boston, decorative and historical
- Cartographer:
- Olsen, Edwin
- Cartographer:
- Clark, Blake, 1900-
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Name on Item:
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designed, drawn and coloured by Edwin Olsen and Blake Clark
- Date:
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1926
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Genre:
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Pictorial maps
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
- Subjects:
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Boston (Mass.)--History--Maps
Public buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Central business districts--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
- Places:
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MassachusettsSuffolk (county)Boston
- Extent:
- 1 map : color ; 58 x 82 cm, folded in envelope 28 x 35 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Scale:
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Scale 1:6,000. 500 ft = 1 in.
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Pictorial birds-eye view of central Boston, Back Bay, the South End, part of Charlestown, East Boston and South Boston.
Issued folded in illustrated envelope with title: This is a section of the Map of Boston contained in this envelope ... and entitled "The colour of an old city."
Includes poem "What it's all about."
Illustrated border depicting landmarks.
Ancillary maps and illustration in the 4 corners: Old and new Boston -- Investment of Boston 1776 -- Bonner's map of 1722 -- Revere cut 1768.
- Identifier:
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06_01_018330
- Call #:
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G3764.B6A5 1926 .O47
- Barcode:
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39999065651307