Attractive map of the greater Boston area issued just prior to the first hostilities of the American Revolution. The map focuses on the islands in the harbor with soundings, hazards and shipping lanes carefully delineated. Among the towns located on the map are Chelsea, Cambridge, Dorchester, Milton, and Weymouth. Several maps of Boston and the surrounding area appeared in English magazines during 1774-75 as Boston became the hot spot of resentment against the British authorities. This map was issued in February, just a few months before the conflicts at Lexington and Concord.

References: Jolly GENT-232.

Condition: A

Tissue repair of 1" tear and margin extended at binding side. Later coloring. Pressed with a couple of slight creases-folds still visible.