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A new plan of Boston: from actual surveys

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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A new plan of Boston

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Title
A new plan of Boston: from actual surveys
Names
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816 (Creator)
Foster, George B. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878 (Questionable)
Place: Boston
Publisher: Geo. B. Foster
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-810
Topics
Boston (Mass.)
Boston (Mass.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Massachusetts -- Boston
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Osgood Carleton.
Content: Shows wards, streets and public buildings.
Content: "Copy of a rare map of Boston, presumed to be the only one extant."
Date: "With corrections, additions & improvements, 1800."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 45 x 31 cm, on sheet 50 x 35 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 23168838
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21099136
Other local Identifier: US097.4.07
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3f584450-7c3c-0134-fb4d-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

  • 1742: Creator Born
  • 1816: Creator Died
  • 1878: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new plan of Boston" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/49797c50-7c3c-0134-ce54-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new plan of Boston" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/49797c50-7c3c-0134-ce54-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). A new plan of Boston Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/49797c50-7c3c-0134-ce54-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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A new plan of Boston