| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 4759 |  | Details | Baker, Edmund J. | 1831 |
| Very Rare Map of Dorchester and Milton Massachusetts |
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Baker, Edmund J. |
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| 1831 |
| LOC:53 |
| $4,500.00 | Baker--Edmund-J- | Very-Rare-Map-of-Dorchester-and-Milton-Massachusetts | Very rare map of Dorchester and Milton Massachusetts published by Edmund J. Baker of Milton, Mass. Very fine condition for such a scarce item.
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This original antique map was compiled to comply with a resolution of the Massachusetts Commonwealth that every town and district in Boston should complete an accurate survey of 100 rods to an inch before July 1, 1831. The resolution specified the map record
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"...the names, courses, and magnitude of Rivers and smaller Streams; Roads, public and private with their courses; the situation of Houses of Public Worship, Court Houses, and other public buildings, … bridges; ferries; falls; ponds; shores; harbors; islands; mountains; mills and manufactories… shall be inserted, specified, delineated, or described." (Source: https://archive.org/details/actsresolvespass182831mass/page/270)
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According to the Milton Historical Society
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"Born in 1804, Baker was a postmaster and historian accorded great respect by his contemporaries. Grandson of both patriot Daniel Vose and chocolate pioneer Dr. James Baker, he had a direct connection to the town's most auspicious 18th century roots. His interest and conversations with that generation, such as Rachel Vose, make him an important source. (Source: http://www.miltonhistoricalsociety.org/Curator/Baker1826Map.html)
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