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Source Description
Crossing Boundaries exhibition: The 1892 blueprint map by the Boston Engineering Department takes an analytical approach, pinpointing sources of pollution of the Charles River and grading them from “Serious” to “Abominable Nuisance.” Today, a concerted cleanup effort has led to a rating by the Environmental Protection Agency of “A-minus,” and plans for a swimming venue on the Charles are underway.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
3f4635739
label
Map of Charles River showing principal sources of pollution
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f4635739
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Charles River showing principal sources of pollution
description
Crossing Boundaries exhibition: The 1892 blueprint map by the Boston Engineering Department takes an analytical approach, pinpointing sources of pollution of the Charles River and grading them from “Serious” to “Abominable Nuisance.” Today, a concerted cleanup effort has led to a rating by the Environmental Protection Agency of “A-minus,” and plans for a swimming venue on the Charles are underway.
date
["1892"]
year
1892
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008291
creators
Boston (Mass.). Engineering Dept
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Water--Pollution
Pollution--Massachusetts--Charles River--Maps
Charles River (Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Charles
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston, Mass.
publisher
City Engineer's Office
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z223t
schema:latitude
42.3667
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map : blueprint ; 99 x 69 cm
notes
Blueprint maps showing severity of sources of pollution.
Accompanied by Tabular statement (5 blueprint sheets) listing details of pollution sources marked on maps.
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no
dcId
3f4635739
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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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7577b8513f3b0a08