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2517 | | Details | Boston Photo Electro. Co. | 1883 |
An Exact Draught of Bostone harbour |
Boston Photo Electro. Co. |
1883 |
LOC:3 |
| $380.00 | Boston-Photo-Electro--Co- | An-Exact-Draught-of-Bostone-harbour | Late 19th century facsimile of a very rare map of Boston attributed to Cyprian Southack. This facsimile is itself a scarce item and represents the best available copy of Southack's survey. Names many of the islands in Boston Harbour.
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Depicts trees, buildings, the encampment on Noddle Island and ships in Boston Harbour pictorially. Boston Neck depicted as a very thin strip of land connecting the Shawmut peninsula to the mainland.
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Note at bottom left reads: "Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1883 by A.O. Crane in the office of Librarian of Congress at Washington." |