A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.
Summary
Scale ca. 1:440,000.
Hand colored.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
LC copy annotated in ink, east of confluence of Hudson and Albany rivers: "The tide reaches to hereabouts. Douglas."
Note on inset of Boston indicates that the 10th fire which severely damaged Boston occurred in 1760.
Includes compilation data and insets of "A plan of the town of Boston" and "A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate survey," ca. 1:150,000.
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 799
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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AACR2
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Date
01/01/1760
Contributors
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain