[An unfinished tracing of Joshua Fisher's copy on parchment of Oliver's paper plat of land in Dorchester, made in 1661]

Title:: [An unfinished tracing of Joshua Fisher's copy on parchment of Oliver's paper plat of land in Dorchester, made in 1661]
Creator:: Oliver, John, of Dorchester
Date:: [1880?–1889?]
Format:: Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:: Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):: Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:: Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Dorchester
Extent:: 1 map ; on sheet 75 x 63 cm.
Terms of Use:: No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:: Scale ca. 1:9,504.
Language:: English
Notes:: Title from printed catalog card.
Oriented with north toward the lower left.
Manuscript map.
Tracing of earlier map, probably executed in late 19th century.
"This plat was drawne out [from] a paper plat formerly made by Mr. John Oliver for the town of Dorchester and nowe by ther order it is drawne into parchment April 1661 by me Joshua Fisher."
"Mem[o] Apr 27th 1738, the course between Clapboard Hill & ye swamp westward of Muddy Pond was found to be about SW:64 variation accepted."
Identifier:: 06_01_005877
Call #:: G3764.B6:2D6 1661.O45
Barcode:: 39999059018158