Creator | Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806 |
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Contributor | Jukes, Francis |
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Date | 1777 |
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Scale | Scale [ca. 1:14,000] |
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Language | English |
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Location | Private Collection |
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Collection (local) | Mapping Boston Collection |
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Subjects | - Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps--Early works to 1800
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Places | - Boston
- Massachusetts
- North and Central America
- Suffolk (county)
- United States
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Extent | 1 map ; 98 x 69 cm. |
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Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- No known restrictions on use.
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Notes | - Relief shown by shading.
- Depths shown by soundings.
- Includes facsimile of pass issued by James Urquhart, town major, to allow free passage of Henry Pelham "to take a plan of the towns of Boston & Charlestown and the rebel works round these places;" dedication "To the Right Honourable Lord George Germain ..." with autographed signature of Henry Pelham; and, index to points of interest in margin.
- Oriented with north toward the upper right.
- This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=58.
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