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Source Description
Powderhorn dating to 1775, featuring a map of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., noting Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, Morton's Point, Mill Pond, Fox Hill, South Battery, Long Wharf and Hancocks wharf.
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q524n340p
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Powder horn with map of Boston and Charlestown, 1777
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Source metadata
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q524n340p
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title
Powder horn with map of Boston and Charlestown, 1777
description
Powderhorn dating to 1775, featuring a map of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., noting Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, Morton's Point, Mill Pond, Fox Hill, South Battery, Long Wharf and Hancocks wharf.
date
["1775"]
year
1775
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010512
creators
B., E.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Powder flasks--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--History--18th century--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Charlestown
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Objects
Maps
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Artifact
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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largeImageUrl
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1
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Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
citySection
Charlestown
schema:latitude
42.3765284
schema:longitude
-71.0607871
extent
1 powder horn : manuscript, horn, wood, metal ; 36 x 9 cm
notes
Powderhorn dating to 1775, featuring a map of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., noting Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, Morton's Point, Mill Pond, Fox Hill, South Battery, Long Wharf and Hancocks wharf.
Includes engraving of a British Man-o-war ship, an armorial shield for the 47th Foot, the abbreviation "G R", floral decoration, and "A pox on rebels in ther crymes."
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q524n340p
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1
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0
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photo
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