Fort on Dorc̃ester Point

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Fort on Dorc̃ester Point
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Item Information

Title:
Fort on Dorc̃ester Point
Title (alt.):
Dorc̃ester Point
Date:
[1776?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Subjects:
Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
col. map 33 x 39 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 1:480
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002197
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Relief shown by hachures.
One of a series of 5 drawings, in the same hand, of fortifications around Boston after rebuilding by American forces.
On verso, in a different hand: W. H. Spooner, No. 3.
40 ft. to 1 in.
LCCN:
gm 71002197