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Map of the vicinity of Boston : Engraved for the Boston almanac 1849

Title
Map of the vicinity of Boston : Engraved for the Boston almanac 1849 / engraved by G.W. Boynton.
Author
Boynton, George W., -1884
Publication
[Boston, Mass.?] : [S.N. Dickinson], [1849]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-813Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Dickinson, Samuel N. (Samuel Nelson), 1801-1848
Description
1 map : hand colored; 23 x 29 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US097.5.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Covers area from Westford and Holliston to Beverly and Cohasset. Shows water and watercourses, railroads (named), common roads, town boundaries, the Boston (Cochituate) Aqueduct (opened Oct. 25, 1848), and populated places.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by S.N. Dickinson in the Office of the District Court of Massachusetts."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-813
OCLC
962368952
Author
Boynton, George W., -1884, creator, engraver.
Title
Map of the vicinity of Boston : Engraved for the Boston almanac 1849 / engraved by G.W. Boynton.
Publisher
[Boston, Mass.?] : [S.N. Dickinson], [1849]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:177,000 (W 71°24ʹ--W 70°51ʹ/N 42°33ʹ--N 42°12ʹ).
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 2, no. 7
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy stamped: "Estate of Joseph H. center, July 13, 1903."
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Dickinson, Samuel N. (Samuel Nelson), 1801-1848, publisher.
Related To
Boston almanac for the year ... (OCoLC)6296717
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-813
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