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Plan of Boston : prepared under the direction of ... Committee on Printing of 1860

Title
Plan of Boston : prepared under the direction of ... Committee on Printing of 1860 / by James Slade, city engineer ; drawn by H.W. Wightman, engraved by C.A. Swett.
Author
Slade, James
Publication
  • Boston, Mass. : [publisher not identified], 1861.
  • [Boston, Mass.?] : : J.H. Daniels, printer, 1861.

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Additional Authors
  • Wightman, H. M.
  • Swett, C. A. (Cyrus A.)
  • Daniels, John H., 1828-1901
  • Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department, publisher.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 69 x 95 cm on sheet 76 x 105 cm
Alternative Title
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US098.3.02
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US098.3.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows wards, roads, railroads, cemeteries, churches, and radial distances from City Hall.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • Insets: 1. Plan of South Boston. [Scale approximately 1:12,000] -- 2. Plan of East Boston. [Scale approximately 1:12,000]
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5271
OCLC
961479086
Author
Slade, James, creator.
Title
Plan of Boston : prepared under the direction of ... Committee on Printing of 1860 / by James Slade, city engineer ; drawn by H.W. Wightman, engraved by C.A. Swett.
Publisher
Boston, Mass. : [publisher not identified], 1861.
Manufacturer
[Boston, Mass.?] : : J.H. Daniels, printer, 1861.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:6,000. 500 feet to an inch (W 71°07ʹ02ʺ--W 71°01ʹ32ʺ/N 42°22ʹ27ʺ--N 42°19ʹ31ʺ).
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 10, column 1, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. has 2 copies of the map. Copy 2 [Map Div. 16-5272] imperfect: several pieces of map lacking, especially the inset: "Plan of East Boston."
Source
US098.3.03
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Wightman, H. M., draftsman.
Swett, C. A. (Cyrus A.), engraver.
Daniels, John H., 1828-1901, printer.
Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department, publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5271
Map Div. 16-5272
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