[Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c]

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[Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c]
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Item Information

Title:
[Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c]
Surveyor:
Hills, John
Date:
[1770?–1779?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
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
Boston (Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Boston Harbor
Extent:
col. map 74 x 134 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/gm71000625
Notes:
Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. 1862.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
LCCN:
gm 71000625