[Chart of Boston Harbor and the surrounding areas]

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[Chart of Boston Harbor and the surrounding areas]
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Item Information

Title:
[Chart of Boston Harbor and the surrounding areas]
Description:
Subject: Nautical chart of Boston Harbor and the surrounding harbor islands. The towns have been removed except for Chelsea, and locations of forts have been added.
Publisher:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Date:
1775
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Boston Harbor
Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets : engraving, etching & aquatint ; 71 x 104 cm., on sheets 78 x 56 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
[London] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J.F.W. Des-Barres, Esq.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:24,700]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=486544
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
First state.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Printed in green ink.
From Des-Barres, J. Atlantic Neptune, London, 1775.