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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Boutelle, C. O. (Charles Otis) (Creator)
Gluck, J. B. (Creator)
Whiting, Henry L. (Creator)
Williams, Jno. S. (John Shoebridge), 1790-1878 (Creator)
Gilbert, S. A. (Samuel A.) (Creator)
Davis, Charles Henry, 1807-1877 (Creator)
Smith, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1819-1866 (Creator)
Mathiot, G. (Creator)
McCoy, G. (Engraver)
Knight, John, approximately 1802-1872 (Engraver)
Rollé, A. (Engraver)
Mahon, Charles (Draftsman)
Welch, Joseph (Cartographer) (Draftsman)
Robertson, J. (Draftsman)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Place: Washington, D.C.?
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-812
Topics
Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- Boston Harbor (Mass.)
Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- Boston Bay (Mass.)
Harbors -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Boston Harbor (Mass.)
Boston Bay (Mass.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Content: Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.
Content: Prime meridian: Massachusetts State House.
Content: Covers Boston Bay and adjacent water and land areas.
Content: Includes text, tables of sailing information, and 6 coastal views: Passing Nix's Mate -- View of Boston -- View for clearing Harding's Ledge -- Entering Nantasket Roads, Long Id. --- S. Channel, Broad Sound, Nix's Mate -- Passing George's Id.
Statement of responsibility: "Triangulation by A.D. Bache, supdt. and C.O. Boutelle, assistant; topography by J.B. Gluck, H.L. Whiting, J.S. Williams assists., & S.A. Gilbert sub-asst.; hydrography by the party under the command of C.H. Davis, lieut. U.S. Navy assistant."
Statement of responsibility: "Verified, M.L. Smith, capt. topl. engrs. asst. in charge of office."
Statement of responsibility: "Electrotype Copy No. 9 by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S."--top right margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Redd. drng. by J. Welch, J. Robertson & C. Mahon" -- lower left margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Engd. by A. Rolle, J. Knight & G. McCoy" -- lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 72 x 90 cm, on sheet 78 x 96 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 961478378
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21109346
Other local Identifier: US098.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 01155650-97e5-0134-2547-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1857: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Boston Harbor, Massachusetts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f9ed0a0-97e5-0134-0c36-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Boston Harbor, Massachusetts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f9ed0a0-97e5-0134-0c36-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1857). Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f9ed0a0-97e5-0134-0c36-00505686a51c

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Boston Harbor, Massachusetts