Format Map
Dates 1776
Location Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Language English
Subjects Boston
Boston (Mass.)
Buildings, Structures, Etc
Fortification
Massachusetts
United States
Title
Fort on Charlestown Point.
Created Published
[1776?]
Subject Headings
-  Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston
-  Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
-  United States--Massachusetts--Boston.
Notes
-  Scale 1:3,168; 264 ft. to 1 in.
-  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
-  Has watermark.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  On verso, in a different hand: W. H. Spooner, No. 1.
-  One of a series of 5 drawings, in the same hand, of fortifications around Boston after rebuilding by American forces.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 926
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
Col. Map 32 X 42 Cm.
Call Number
G3764.B6S3 1776 .F61
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
g3764b ar092600 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3764b.ar092600
Library of Congress Catalog Number
Gm71002196
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