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Source Description
Shows buildings that were destroyed during the burning of Falmouth.
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Document identity
localId
ws859h04r
label
Falmouth Neck
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ws859h04r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Falmouth Neck
description
Shows buildings that were destroyed during the burning of Falmouth.
date
["[1831]"]
year
1831
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008290
creators
Willis, William, 1794-1870
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Portland (Me.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Falmouth (Me.)--History--Burning by the British, 1775--Maps
Mowat, Henry, 1734-1798
subjectsGeographic
Cumberland (county)
Falmouth
Maine
North and Central America
Portland
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Maine
county
Cumberland
city
Portland
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Portland, Maine
publisher
William Willis
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
43.65
schema:longitude
-70.25
extent
1 map ; 42 x 61 cm.
notes
Shows buildings that were destroyed during the burning of Falmouth.
Oriented with north to the upper right.
Engravings of the British vessels Spitfire Bomb, Cat, [unnamed], Canceau and Store commanded by Henry Mowat who ordered the bombardment of Falmouth Neck.
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no
dcId
ws859h04r
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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