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Map A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions.

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Title

  • A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions.

Names

  • Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)

Created / Published

  • [London, R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1777]

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor--Early works to 1800
  • -  Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Bay--Early works to 1800
  • -  Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Boston Bay (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston Bay

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:28,000.
  • -  LC copy annotated with "No. 2" to the left of the title; concentric circles, drawn in ink, centered on compass roses; and, a stamp "Engr. Dept. U. States Topl. Bureau." Annotated on verso: Boston.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  From The North-American pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence. 1777. v. 2.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 955
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 53 x 86 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3762.B65P5 1777 .C5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692592

Online Format

  • image

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Robert Sayer And John Bennett. A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions. [London, R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1777] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74692592/.

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Robert Sayer And John Bennett. (1777) A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions. [London, R. Sayer and J. Bennett] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74692592/.

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Robert Sayer And John Bennett. A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions. [London, R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1777] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/74692592/>.