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Map To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by his excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgiss

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Title

  • To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by his excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgiss

Names

  • Burgis, William, active 1722-1736.
  • Johnson, Thos. (Engraver)

Created / Published

  • [Boston : s.n., 1728]

Headings

  • -  Boston (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Shows selected buildings pictorially.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the lower right.
  • -  Watermark indecipherable.
  • -  Wheat & Brun no. 227.
  • -  Includes index to selected buildings and embellished title cartouche.
  • -  Copy imperfect: Soiled, consists of 2 sheets glued together.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 26 x 36 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3764.B6 1728 .B8

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2011589334

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Burgis, William, Active, and Thos Johnson. To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by his excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgiss. [Boston: s.n, 1728] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011589334/.

APA citation style:

Burgis, W. & Johnson, T. (1728) To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by his excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgiss. [Boston: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011589334/.

MLA citation style:

Burgis, William, Active, and Thos Johnson. To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by his excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgiss. [Boston: s.n, 1728] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2011589334/>.