A plan of the town and harbour of Boston. : And the country adjacent with the road from Boston to Concord shewing the place of the late engagement between the King's troops & the provincals, together with the several encampments of both armies in & about Boston

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A plan of the town and harbour of Boston.
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Item Information

Title:
A plan of the town and harbour of Boston. : And the country adjacent with the road from Boston to Concord shewing the place of the late engagement between the King's troops & the provincals, together with the several encampments of both armies in & about Boston
Description:
Subject: Map of eastern Massachusetts showing encampments in Roxbury and Watertown. Also shows troops battling in Lexington and Concord.
Creator:
De Costa, J.
Donor:
Woolsey, John Munro, 1916-2005
Former owner:
Davide, John
Publisher:
De Costa, J.
Engraver:
Hall, Charles, 1720?-1783
Name on Item:
Taken from an actual survey. Humbly inscribed to Richd. Whitworth Esqr. ... by his most obedient servant J. DeCosta. ; C. Hall sc.
Date:
[1775]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 map : engraving, hand colored ; 37 x 49 cm., on sheet 47 x 59 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
London : Publish'd as the Act directs July 29th 1775 by J. DeCosta Red Cross Street Southwark.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:33,660]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=486924
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.