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Plan of the harbour of Boston : from surveys made under the direction of commissioners appointed by a resolve of the legislature, passed March 5th 1835

Title
Plan of the harbour of Boston : from surveys made under the direction of commissioners appointed by a resolve of the legislature, passed March 5th 1835 / surveyed & drawn by B.F. Perham.
Author
Perham, Benjamin Franklin, 1806-approximately 1837
Publication
  • [Boston, Mass.] : [Commonwealth of Massachusetts], [1837]
  • Boston : Moores, lith., [1837]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5256Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Massachusetts. Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor, publisher.
  • T. Moore's Lithography, lithographer.
Description
1 map; 69 x 85 cm, on sheet 71 x 89 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US097.4.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Depths shown by sounding.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • Originally printed on 2 sheets.
  • "January 28th 1837."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Linking Entry (note)
  • From: Report of the Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor : Senate--no. 47. 26 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5256
LCCN
91680094
OCLC
23046278
Author
Perham, Benjamin Franklin, 1806-approximately 1837, creator, draftsman, surveyor.
Title
Plan of the harbour of Boston : from surveys made under the direction of commissioners appointed by a resolve of the legislature, passed March 5th 1835 / surveyed & drawn by B.F. Perham.
Publisher
[Boston, Mass.] : [Commonwealth of Massachusetts], [1837]
Manufacturer
Boston : Moores, lith., [1837]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:7,200. 600 ft. = 1 in. (W 71°04ʹ--W 71°02ʹ/N 42°23ʹ--N 42°20ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 21, column 2, no. 7
Linking Entry
From: Report of the Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor : Senate--no. 47. 26 p. ; 25 cm.
Source
US097.4.03
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Massachusetts. Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor, publisher.
T. Moore's Lithography, lithographer.
Related To
Massachusetts. Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor. Report of the Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor. [Boston] : [Commonwealth of Massachusetts], [1837] (OCoLC)54993700
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5256
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