Atlas of the city of Boston : city proper : plate 32

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Atlas of the city of Boston : city proper

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Title:
Atlas of the city of Boston : city proper : plate 32
Description:
The story of Boston’s park system begins at the Boston Common – the oldest park in the country. This 50 acre pastoral expanse was originally used for grazing cattle, and was converted to park space in the early 1800s. Abutting the Common is the Public Garden – America’s first public botanical park. Completed in 1860, it was Boston’s answer to Central Park. Intended to encourage leisurely strolls while taking in the exotic plant-life, the Garden serves as the gateway to a vast network of green spaces throughout the city.
Creator:
Bromley, George Washington
Creator:
Bromley, Walter Scott
Date:
1888
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Real property--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Landowners--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Beacon Hill (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Beacon Hill
Extent:
1 map : color ; 51 x 77 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Philadelphia : G.W. Bromley & Co.
Scale:
Scale 1:1,200
Language:
English
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Torn in Two: The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2011.
Exhibited: "Boston in the Gilded Age: Mapping Public Places" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2012-2013.
Identifier:
06_01_012818
Call #:
G1234.B6 B7 1888 v.1
Barcode:
39999059011096