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Map of the city of Boston, engraved expressly for the Atlas of the fire insurance districts of Boston, 1874

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Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

Date

1874

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 4

GUSN

GUSN-251004

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Description

Map of Boston with the city divided into thirty-one districts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

atlases
rivers
bays (bodies of water)
districts
fire insurance maps
maps

Physical Description

1 map

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1925-12-14

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.032

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

43 x 26 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Curtis, 1925

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts) [harbor]
Charles (Massachusetts) [river]
South Bay (Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [bay]
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

F.W. Beers & Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

maps

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 4

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