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Boston's role as a transportation center during the mid-19th century is evident on this general reference atlas map. Wharves lining the eastern shore of the peninsula provide evidence of the city's long-time shipping industry. Meanwhile, there were eight train stations located within the city proper, indicating the growing importance of rail traffic to the city's growth. In addition, the regional inset shows these rail lines radiating out to the neighboring suburbs and industrial towns in eastern Massachusetts.
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3f463291m
label
Plan of Boston
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dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
3f463291m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan of Boston
description
Boston's role as a transportation center during the mid-19th century is evident on this general reference atlas map. Wharves lining the eastern shore of the peninsula provide evidence of the city's long-time shipping industry. Meanwhile, there were eight train stations located within the city proper, indicating the growing importance of rail traffic to the city's growth. In addition, the regional inset shows these rail lines radiating out to the neighboring suburbs and industrial towns in eastern Massachusetts.
date
["1860"]
year
1860
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
reuseAllowed
creative commons
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001150
creators
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Mapping Boston Collection
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston Harbor
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
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largeImageUrl
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1
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import
pubPlace
Philadelphia
publisher
[S.A. Mitchell, Jr.]
Source extras
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sf268508b
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jq086303k
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42.3333
schema:longitude
-70.9667
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 25 x 20 cm., on sheet 39 x 31 cm.
notes
Ancillary map: Map of the country around Boston showing also its harbor & islands.
"20" in upper right corner.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
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3f463291m
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map
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