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Map for a proposed thirty-nine mile canal between Model City harbor and Narragansett Bay, undated

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Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

Location Note

Vertical file 3, plot plan 5

GUSN

GUSN-250777

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Description

A map that highlights the coast between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. (Model City Harbor seems to be the area that is now Hingham Bay.)

Details

Descriptive Terms

maps
bays (bodies of water)
canals
harbors
maps

Physical Description

1 map

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1923-12-07

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.005

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

27 1/2 x 34 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Bostonian Society, 1923

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Narragansett Bay (Bristol county, Rhode Island) [bay]
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts) [harbor]

Record Details

Material Type

maps

Restrictions

Good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3, plot plan 5

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