Map of the environs of Boston
Item Information
- Title:
- Map of the environs of Boston
- Description:
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Appearing August 28, 1775, in the London publication, The Remembrancer, this was one of the earliest British depictions of Boston and vicinity following the battle at Bunker Hill. This generalized sketch map focused on Charlestown and Boston, depicting the location of Bunker Hill and Breeds Bastion, floating batteries in the Charles River, and the British batteries and fortifications in Boston and on Boston Neck. Meanwhile, it also depicted the American camps and lines of Generals Putnam, Ward, and Thompson, in the surrounding communities of Cambridge, Brookline, and Roxbury.
- Creator:
- Almon, John, 1737-1805
- Name on Item:
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drawn at Boston in June, 1775 and published in London by J. Almon
- Date:
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1775
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
- Private Collection
- Collection (local):
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Mapping Boston Collection
- Subjects:
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Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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Suffolk (county)Boston
- Extent:
- 1 map ; 19 x 26 cm.
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462w00z
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
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