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Source Description
Manuscript map of Plymouth County approximately 1793-1803, showing town boundaries, important public buildings, roads, and ponds.
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Document identity
localId
w3766c09f
label
Map of Plymouth County, Mass.
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obj
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map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
w3766c09f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Plymouth County, Mass.
description
Manuscript map of Plymouth County approximately 1793-1803, showing town boundaries, important public buildings, roads, and ponds.
date
["[1793–1803]"]
year
1793
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_018606
creators
Cotton, R.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Plymouth County (Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Plymouth (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Manuscript maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Plymouth
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1
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Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z223t
schema:latitude
41.8333
schema:longitude
-70.8333
extent
1 manuscript map : hand color ; 40 x 51 cm
notes
Manuscript map of Plymouth County approximately 1793-1803, showing town boundaries, important public buildings, roads, and ponds.
Oriented with north to the lower right.
Includes survey measurements for the county boundary.
Manuscript in ink on verso: Revd. Martin Parris, Marshfield.
Possibly drawn by Rossiter Cotton (1758-1837), who served as Plymouth County Register of Deeds and County Treasurer from 1789 until his death.
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no
dcId
w3766c09f
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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