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Map [Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c.

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Title

  • [Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c.

Names

  • Hills, John (Surveyor)

Created / Published

  • 177-?]

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor--Early works to 1800
  • -  Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Bay--Early works to 1800
  • -  Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Boston Bay (Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Boston (Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston Bay

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:24,000.
  • -  Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. 1862.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 943
  • -  AACR2: 100; 650/1; 650/2; 651/3; 651/4; 651/5; 650/6

Medium

  • col. map 74 x 134 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3762.B65P5 177- .H5 Faden 35

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000625

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Hills, John. Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c. [177-?, 1770] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000625/.

APA citation style:

Hills, J. (1770) Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c. [177-?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000625/.

MLA citation style:

Hills, John. Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c. [177-?, 1770] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000625/>.