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First map printed in America by Boston printer John Foster. The map was used to illustrate William Hubbard's book "The present state of New England : being a narrative of the troubles with the Indians, 1677." Hubbard wrote an account about King Philip's War (1675-76). Significant engagements of this conflict are identified by number.

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Document identity
localId
cj82m3009
label
A map of New-England
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m3009
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A map of New-England
description
First map printed in America by Boston printer John Foster. The map was used to illustrate William Hubbard's book "The present state of New England : being a narrative of the troubles with the Indians, 1677." Hubbard wrote an account about King Philip's War (1675-76). Significant engagements of this conflict are identified by number.
date
["[1900?]"]
year
1900
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008624
creators
Foster, John, 1648-1681
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
King Philip's War, 1675-1676
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
subjectsGeographic
New England
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
S.l
publisher
s.n.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
44.2033
schema:longitude
-70.3039
extent
1 map ; 29 x 39 cm.
notes
Facsimile of Wine Hills version, state 2.
Relief shown pictorially.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
cj82m3009
type
map
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