Subject: Boston, Massachusetts
Period: 1788 (circa)
Publication: The History of Rise, Progress and Establishment of the…United States
Color: Black & White
Size:
12.9 x 9.1 inches
32.8 x 23.1 cm
Detailed map of the area surrounding Boston, including the harbor and the regions extending to Cambridge in the west, Chelsea in the north, and Roxbury to the south. Shows good detail of Deer Island, Governor's Island, Long Island, Thompson's Island, and Noddle's Island. A table at bottom keys seven important locations in Boston including Beacon Hill, Fort Hill, and Faneuil Hall. Published in William Gordon's The History of Rise, Progress and Establishment of the Independence of the United States.
References: Howes #G256.
Condition: B
Issued folding with light toning and foxing primarily along the folds. A few tiny splits along one fold have been closed on verso with old paper.