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Source Description
Pictorial birds-eye view of central Boston, Back Bay, the South End, part of Charlestown, East Boston and South Boston.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
rj432v46t
label
The colour of an old city
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
rj432v46t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The colour of an old city
description
Pictorial birds-eye view of central Boston, Back Bay, the South End, part of Charlestown, East Boston and South Boston.
date
["1926"]
year
1926
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_018330
creators
Olsen, Edwin
Clark, Blake, 1900-
Houghton Mifflin Company
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--History--Maps
Public buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Central business districts--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Pictorial maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z223t
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 map : color ; 58 x 82 cm, folded in envelope 28 x 35 cm
notes
Pictorial birds-eye view of central Boston, Back Bay, the South End, part of Charlestown, East Boston and South Boston.
Issued folded in illustrated envelope with title: This is a section of the Map of Boston contained in this envelope ... and entitled "The colour of an old city."
Includes poem "What it's all about."
Illustrated border depicting landmarks.
Ancillary maps and illustration in the 4 corners: Old and new Boston -- Investment of Boston 1776 -- Bonner's map of 1722 -- Revere cut 1768.
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no
dcId
rj432v46t
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
a8b2032bd7b8b544