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Source Description
This rare map of New Hampshire was prepared from surveys by Samuel Holland - famed engineer who entered British service during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The map depicts New Hampshire in great detail, illustrating rivers, streams, lakes, elevations, township boundaries, roads, and structures. Two great arcs delineate the boundary of a parcel known as "Mason's Curve." The parcel, owned by John Mason (1586-1635), was originally located between the Merrimack and Kennebeck Rivers, however in 1748 was sold by one of Mason's descendants to twelve investors from Portsmouth. It is believed these investors commissioned the surveys in 1768-69 to more accurately locate the boundary of the landholding.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
wd3762772
label
A topographical map of the state of New Hampshire
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obj
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map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3762772
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A topographical map of the state of New Hampshire
description
This rare map of New Hampshire was prepared from surveys by Samuel Holland - famed engineer who entered British service during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The map depicts New Hampshire in great detail, illustrating rivers, streams, lakes, elevations, township boundaries, roads, and structures. Two great arcs delineate the boundary of a parcel known as "Mason's Curve." The parcel, owned by John Mason (1586-1635), was originally located between the Merrimack and Kennebeck Rivers, however in 1748 was sold by one of Mason's descendants to twelve investors from Portsmouth. It is believed these investors commissioned the surveys in 1768-69 to more accurately locate the boundary of the landholding.
date
["1784"]
year
1784
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001847
creators
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
New Hampshire--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
New Hampshire
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
New Hampshire
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Printed for William Faden
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
44
schema:longitude
-71.6667
extent
1 map : col. ; 117 x 77 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
"Longitude of Portsmouth West from Greenwich Observatory."
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no
dcId
wd3762772
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map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
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900566f398ed90cb