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Land indenture and manuscript map authorizing and illustrating one of Boston's first major land reclamation projects in the so-called Mill Pond. Map illustrates the creation of the "Bulfinch Triangle,"constructed within the perimeter of the old Mill Pond area from Merrimac and North Washington Streets, up to Causeway Street.

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3f4631131
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Manuscript plan of the Bulfinch Triangle, Boston, MA
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title
Manuscript plan of the Bulfinch Triangle, Boston, MA
description
Land indenture and manuscript map authorizing and illustrating one of Boston's first major land reclamation projects in the so-called Mill Pond. Map illustrates the creation of the "Bulfinch Triangle,"constructed within the perimeter of the old Mill Pond area from Merrimac and North Washington Streets, up to Causeway Street.
date
["1807"]
year
1807
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_002323
creators
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Maps
Manuscripts
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Text
country
United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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1
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1 sheet : both sides ; 94 x 76 cm
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42.35
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-71.05
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