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Plan of Boston and its vicinity : prepared from the best authorities for the Boston Almanac.

Title
Plan of Boston and its vicinity : prepared from the best authorities for the Boston Almanac.
Author
Coolidge, George, 1817-1888
Publication
  • [Boston, Mass.?] : [Geo. Coolidge], 1870.
  • [Boston, Mass.] : A. Meisel, lith., 1870.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5292Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Meisel, A. (Augustus)
Description
1 map; 69 x 57 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US099.4.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Nautical charts.
Note
  • Shows Boston city wards, roads, railroads, cemeteries, churches, and radial distances from City Hall.
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Chart of Boston Harbor map depths shown by soundings.
  • Insets: Plan of East Boston on a reduced scale -- Chart of Boston Harbor [scale approximately 1:84,000].
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1869 by Geo. Coolidge in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Linking Entry (note)
  • From: Boston Almanac for the year 1870.
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5292
OCLC
23168202
Author
Coolidge, George, 1817-1888, creator, publisher.
Title
Plan of Boston and its vicinity : prepared from the best authorities for the Boston Almanac.
Publisher
[Boston, Mass.?] : [Geo. Coolidge], 1870.
Manufacturer
[Boston, Mass.] : A. Meisel, lith., 1870.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:25,344. 2 1/2 inches to a mile (W 71°11ʹ28ʺ--W 70°59ʹ07ʺ/N 42°23ʹ13ʺ--N 42°13ʹ40ʺ).
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. 7
Linking Entry
From: Boston Almanac for the year 1870.
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy is pasted on sheet 59 x 75 cm.
Source
US099.4.01
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Meisel, A. (Augustus), lithographer.
Related To
Boston almanac for the year ... (OCoLC)6296717
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5292
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