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Source Description
Facsimile.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9s161951b
label
Reproduction of Burgiss' map of Boston, 1728
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9s161951b
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Reproduction of Burgiss' map of Boston, 1728
description
Facsimile.
date
["1885"]
year
1885
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_013973
creators
Burgis, William, active 1722-1736
Johnston, Thomas, 1708-1767
Bostonian Society
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--Facsimiles
Boston (Mass.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Boston, Mass.]
publisher
Bostonian Society
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map ; 26 x 36 cm.
notes
Facsimile.
Relief shown pictorially.
In lower left margin: Originally engraved in 1728. Reproduced in 1869.
Oriented with north toward the lower right.
Shows the division of the city into wards or companies.
Original version: To His Excellency William Burnet, Esqr., this Plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated, [Boston : Sold at the Crown Coffee House, 1728].
hasTranscription
no
dcId
9s161951b
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
788c3b2074cf4a8b