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    "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,
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    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
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    "language": "English",
    "identifierLocal": "06_01_016803",
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        "Urban Maps",
        "Boston and New England Maps",
        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection"
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        "Landowners--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area--History--Maps",
        "Boston (Mass.)--History",
        "Boston Metropolitan Area (Mass.)--Maps"
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        "North and Central America",
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        "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.",
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