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Map of Boston for 1876.

Title
Map of Boston for 1876.
Author
Sampson, Davenport & Co., creator, publisher.
Publication
  • 155 Franklin St., Boston : Sampson, Davenport & Co., [1876]
  • Boston : J.H. Bufford's Sons lith., [1876]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5313Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith., lithographer.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 82 x 67 cm, on sheet 86 x 70 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US100.3.08
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows wards, streets, railroads, ferries, parks, schools, churches, selected buildings and radial distances from City Hall.
  • Covers also parts of adjacent towns and cities, including all of Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Sampson, Davenport & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
  • "Published expressly for the Boston almanac & Boston directory."
  • Includes table of population of Boston for various periods.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5313
OCLC
55766785
Author
Sampson, Davenport & Co., creator, publisher.
Title
Map of Boston for 1876.
Publisher
155 Franklin St., Boston : Sampson, Davenport & Co., [1876]
Manufacturer
Boston : J.H. Bufford's Sons lith., [1876]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:19,800. 100 rods to an inch (W 71°11ʹ28ʺ--W 70°55ʹ23ʺ/N 42°23ʹ55ʺ--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 11, column 2, no. 4
Source
US100.3.08
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith., lithographer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5313
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