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This is an 1835 re-issue of the first and most important plan of the city of Boston, which first published by John Bonner in 1722. This facsimile was published by city engineer George G. Smith. It is the earliest and most faithful re-issue of Bonner's famous plan which was frequently republishd during the 18th and 19th centuries. The addition of dates, new streets, and buildings give clues for determining the states of the various re-issues. This re-issue is identical in size and engraving, altered only by the addition of the new publisher's imprint and the certification of the city surveyor.
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Document identity
localId
3f4631769
label
The town of Boston in New England
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f4631769
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The town of Boston in New England
description
This is an 1835 re-issue of the first and most important plan of the city of Boston, which first published by John Bonner in 1722. This facsimile was published by city engineer George G. Smith. It is the earliest and most faithful re-issue of Bonner's famous plan which was frequently republishd during the 18th and 19th centuries. The addition of dates, new streets, and buildings give clues for determining the states of the various re-issues. This re-issue is identical in size and engraving, altered only by the addition of the new publisher's imprint and the certification of the city surveyor.
date
["1835"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000173
creators
Bonner, John, ca. 1643-1726
Dewing, Francis, fl. 1716-1722
Smith, George Girdler, 1795-1878
Price, William, fl. 1725-1769
Fuller, Stephen P.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
George G. Smith
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map ; 46 x 61 cm.
notes
Photocopy.
Pictorial map.
Relief shown pictorially.
"Engraved from a copy in the possession of Wm. Taylor Esq ... "
"Sold by Capt. John Bonner and Willm. Price against ye Town House where may be had all sorts of prints, mapps &c."
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
"I have examined this plan and find it to be an exact copy of the original. Stephen P. Fuller, surveyor, Boston, July 2, 1835."
Redrawn from a copy of State II (1725).
Includes an index to points of interest and chronological lists of "Great Fires" and "Genll. small pox."
Boston Public Library also holds original plate.
Original: Boston, Mass. : Price & Bonner, 1722
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no
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3f4631769
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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8e1a7bcea999ca9e