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Dedicated to William Burnet who was acting governor in 1728, this is the second printed map of Boston. Although similar to Bonner's 1722 plan of the town, it was re-engraved and updated. Burgis reoriented the peninsula diagonally to accommodate a very elaborate cartouche and revised the list of churches to include Christ Church built in 1723. Because the Burgis map, like the earlier Bonner map, was invaluable in documenting the physical nature and life of 18th-century Boston, it was reissued numerous times during the 18th and 19th centuries. This facsimile was printed in 1869.
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Document identity
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x633fb32n
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To His Excellency William Burnet, Esqr., this Plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated
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map
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1
Source metadata
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x633fb32n
contentType
map
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normalized
title
To His Excellency William Burnet, Esqr., this Plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated
description
Dedicated to William Burnet who was acting governor in 1728, this is the second printed map of Boston. Although similar to Bonner's 1722 plan of the town, it was re-engraved and updated. Burgis reoriented the peninsula diagonally to accommodate a very elaborate cartouche and revised the list of churches to include Christ Church built in 1723. Because the Burgis map, like the earlier Bonner map, was invaluable in documenting the physical nature and life of 18th-century Boston, it was reissued numerous times during the 18th and 19th centuries. This facsimile was printed in 1869.
date
["1869"]
year
1869
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001232
creators
Burgis, William, fl. 1722-1736
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (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
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston, Mass
publisher
[s.n.]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map ; 28 x 37 cm.
notes
Facsimile.
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north towards the lower right.
Includes index to points of interest.
"Originally engraved in 1729. Reproduced in 1869."
Original: [Boston : Sold at the Crown Coffee House, 1728].
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no
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x633fb32n
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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70640c33f06c3422