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Encompassing 34 islands and peninsulas, the Boston Harbor Islands comprise the largest recreational open space in eastern Massachusetts, and are all within 10 miles of downtown Boston. This bird’s-eye view, published at the turn of the 20th century for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and Fall River Line Steamers, promoted steamboats as a means of conveyance to the Harbor Islands. One contemporary writer noted with delight the islands’ increasing popularity: “Many beautiful steamboats traverse the harbor in every direction, touching at the principal islands and beaches, and carrying crowds of pleasure-seekers every pleasant day.”
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Document identity
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wd3760753
label
Bird's eye view of Boston Harbor and south shore to Provincetown showing steamboat routes
core
obj
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map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3760753
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Bird's eye view of Boston Harbor and south shore to Provincetown showing steamboat routes
description
Encompassing 34 islands and peninsulas, the Boston Harbor Islands comprise the largest recreational open space in eastern Massachusetts, and are all within 10 miles of downtown Boston. This bird’s-eye view, published at the turn of the 20th century for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and Fall River Line Steamers, promoted steamboats as a means of conveyance to the Harbor Islands. One contemporary writer noted with delight the islands’ increasing popularity: “Many beautiful steamboats traverse the harbor in every direction, touching at the principal islands and beaches, and carrying crowds of pleasure-seekers every pleasant day.”
date
["[1901]"]
year
1901
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001905
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Aerial views
South Shore (Mass. : Coast)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Boston Harbor
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
John F. Murphy
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
42.3333
schema:longitude
-70.9667
extent
1 view : col. ; 49 x 41 cm. + cover.
notes
Colored, birds-eye view pictorial map showing steamboat routes.
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no
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wd3760753
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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fd88ccd157b94275