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Source Description
Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.
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Document identity
localId
7h14b1570
label
Diagram of rail roads diverging from Boston
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h14b1570
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Diagram of rail roads diverging from Boston
description
Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.
date
["[1846?]"]
year
1846
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008702
creators
Lewis, Alonzo, 1794-1861
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Railroads--New England--Maps
Railroads--Connecticut--Maps
Railroads--Massachusetts--Maps
Railroads--Rhode Island--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New England
North and Central America
Rhode Island
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
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S.l
publisher
s.n.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z223t
schema:latitude
42.25
schema:longitude
-71.8333
extent
1 map ; 12 x 25 cm.
notes
Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.
Shows railroad depots with distances from Boston. Locations of lines and depots stylized and approximate (e.g., Vermont depots shown east of Connecticut River).
Shows Erie, Canajoharie, and Hudson R.R.s (N.Y.); Western R.R. (N.Y. and Mass.); Housatonic, Hartford, and Norwich R.R.s (Conn. and Mass.); Stonington R.R. (Conn. and R.I.); Brattleboro R.R. (Mass., Vt., and N.H.); Providence R.R.(R.I. and Mass.); Worcester, Fitchburg, Lowell, Plymouth, New Bedford, Fall River and Dedham Branch R.R.s (Mass.); Concord R.R. (Mass. and N.H.); and Maine and Eastern R.R.s (Mass., N.H., and Me.).
Oriented with north to the upper right.
"Engraved for Dickinson's Boston Almanac."
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no
dcId
7h14b1570
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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