Map A plan of the bay and harbor of Boston, surveyed agreeably to the orders and instructions of the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, to Samuel Holland, Esqr., His Majesty's Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of North America,

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About this Item

Title

  • A plan of the bay and harbor of Boston, surveyed agreeably to the orders and instructions of the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, to Samuel Holland, Esqr., His Majesty's Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of North America,

Names

  • Wheeler, Thomas (Surveyor)
  • Grant, James, surveyor and draughtsman, joint author.
  • Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801.

Created / Published

  • [1775?]

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:48,000.
  • -  Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings and color.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Has watermark.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 440; 650/1; 650/2; 651/3; 651/4; 650/5; 700/2

Medium

  • col. map 59 x 55 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3762.B6P5 1775 .W5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71002188

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Wheeler, Thomas, James Grant, and Samuel Holland. A plan of the bay and harbor of Boston, surveyed agreeably to the orders and instructions of the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, to Samuel Holland, Esqr., His Majesty's Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of North America. [?, 1775] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002188/.

APA citation style:

Wheeler, T., Grant, J. & Holland, S. (1775) A plan of the bay and harbor of Boston, surveyed agreeably to the orders and instructions of the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, to Samuel Holland, Esqr., His Majesty's Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of North America. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002188/.

MLA citation style:

Wheeler, Thomas, James Grant, and Samuel Holland. A plan of the bay and harbor of Boston, surveyed agreeably to the orders and instructions of the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, to Samuel Holland, Esqr., His Majesty's Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of North America. [?, 1775] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71002188/>.