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Source Description
Manuscript map.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79408309r
label
[Plan of lots on O Street, South Boston]
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
79408309r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
[Plan of lots on O Street, South Boston]
description
Manuscript map.
date
["1846"]
year
1846
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006593
creators
Alger, Cyrus.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Real property--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps, Manuscript
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)--Maps, Manuscript
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
South Boston
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
citySection
South Boston
schema:latitude
42.3333
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 ms. map ; on sheet 68 x 41 cm.
notes
Manuscript map.
Cadastral map.
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Transcription of text: "Boston 13th Nov. 1846. I think that the lots & flats No 1 - and a part of, or the whole of No 2 is of service to the United States Government for proving and experimenting with cannon and other ordinance. Cyrus Alger." "I approve the above [re]commendation. Boston Janr. 13 1847, G. [?]ford."
hasTranscription
no
dcId
79408309r
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
72afe346448240a8