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Whereas Boston Common was established on existing dry ground, the Public Garden was created between 1838 and 1860 on made land upon what was originally a salt marsh. Designed by George Meacham in response to New York’s Central Park, the Garden features undulating pathways arranged to encourage leisurely strolls among the exotic plant life. As superintendent of Boston’s Common and Public Grounds, William Doogue envisioned America’s first public botanical park as “a pleasure ground to the mass of God’s people, without any distinction as to race, color, or condition.” This map includes the names and locations of the trees and lays out the arrangement of the tulips.
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Document identity
localId
1257b9784
label
Map of Boston Common and Public Garden
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1257b9784
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Boston Common and Public Garden
description
Whereas Boston Common was established on existing dry ground, the Public Garden was created between 1838 and 1860 on made land upon what was originally a salt marsh. Designed by George Meacham in response to New York’s Central Park, the Garden features undulating pathways arranged to encourage leisurely strolls among the exotic plant life. As superintendent of Boston’s Common and Public Grounds, William Doogue envisioned America’s first public botanical park as “a pleasure ground to the mass of God’s people, without any distinction as to race, color, or condition.” This map includes the names and locations of the trees and lays out the arrangement of the tulips.
date
["[ca. 1901]"]
year
1901
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004862
creators
Geo. H. Walker & Co
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Boston Common
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Public Garden
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
publisher
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map : col. ; 64 x 92 cm. + index (12 p. ; 18 cm.)
notes
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
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no
dcId
1257b9784
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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