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Map of the Boston water works

Title
Map of the Boston water works / prepared under the direction of the Cochituate Water Board ; E.S. Chesbrough, city engineer ; drawn by Charles Perkins.
Author
Chesbrough, Ellis Sylvester, 1813-1886
Publication
  • [Boston, Mass.] : [Cochituate Water Board], 1852.
  • [Boston, Mass.?] : Tappan and Bradford's lith., 1852.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5261Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Perkins, Charles
  • Boston (Mass.). Cochituate Water Board, publisher.
  • Tappan & Bradford, lithographer.
Description
1 map; 56 x 102 cm, on sheet 59 x 103 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US098.1.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Covers area Lake Cochituate to Deer Island, Malden to Dorchester.
  • Includes 2 profiles: Profile [of main branch] -- Profile of South Boston branch. [Vertical scale 1:1,200].
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5261
OCLC
56504120
Author
Chesbrough, Ellis Sylvester, 1813-1886, creator.
Title
Map of the Boston water works / prepared under the direction of the Cochituate Water Board ; E.S. Chesbrough, city engineer ; drawn by Charles Perkins.
Publisher
[Boston, Mass.] : [Cochituate Water Board], 1852.
Manufacturer
[Boston, Mass.?] : Tappan and Bradford's lith., 1852.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:38,400. 3200 feet to an inch (W 71°27ʹ--W 70°56ʹ/N 42°25ʹ--N 42°14ʹ).
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 25, column 3, no. 1
Source
US098.1.03
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Perkins, Charles, draftsman.
Boston (Mass.). Cochituate Water Board, publisher.
Tappan & Bradford, lithographer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5261
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