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Source Description
Oriented with north towards the upper right. Compass erroneously shows north towards the upper left.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
jh343z232
label
New historical map of metropolitan Boston
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
jh343z232
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
New historical map of metropolitan Boston
description
Oriented with north towards the upper right. Compass erroneously shows north towards the upper left.
date
["1898"]
year
1898
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016803
creators
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Landowners--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area--History--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston Metropolitan Area (Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
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
Published by Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map : color, sectioned and mounted on cloth ; 181 x 146 cm
notes
Oriented with north towards the upper right. Compass erroneously shows north towards the upper left.
Shows original shoreline of Boston proper, parks, railroads, roads, locations of historical importance, and some buildings with names of property owners.
Covers area bounded by Burlington, Dover, Swampscott, and Braintree.
Relief shown by spot heights.
Scale given on pasted-on slip below title.
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no
dcId
jh343z232
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d4fdbaebf2f61a73