Boston and its environs


Boston and its environs

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Title:
Boston and its environs
Description:
Based on Lt. Thomas Page's Revolutionary War era surveys, this very attractive map depicts metropolitan Boston as it appeared at the beginning of the 19th-century. It shows the city of Boston, towns, roads, rivers and streams in the surrounding countryside. The terrain is depicted west to Cambridge, north to Chelsea, and south to Roxbury Fort and Dorchester. The harbor is included as far east as Long and Gallops islands. Within Boston proper, Rowes Wharf is prominently labeled. There are also references to the renaming of King Street to State Street; Faneuil Hall and Dock Square; The Old South Meeting Hall; Beacon Hill; Fort Hill; Copps (alias Cope Hill); and the fort on Noddles Island which was erected after Boston was evacuated.
Creator:
Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
Name on Item:
Richard Phillips ; Cooper, sculp.
Date:
1806
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Private Collection
Collection (local):
Mapping Boston Collection
Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
MassachusettsSuffolk (county)Boston
Extent:
1 map : tinted ; 37 x 49 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:
London : R. Phillips
Scale:
Scale not given.
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes references to points of interest.
Identifier:
05_04_000073
Barcode:
39999052509351