A plan of Boston in New England with its environs, including Milton, Dorchester, Roxbury, Brooklin, Cambridge, Medford, Charlestown, parts of Malden and Chelsea, with the military works constructed in those places in the years 1775 and 1776
Metadata
Contributor
Jukes, Francis, 1745-1812
Creator
Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806
Date
June 4, 1777
Scale
Scale 1:14,000.
Language
English
Location
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local)
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps
Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Cartography tools--Pictorial works
Places
Boston
Boston Harbor
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
Extent
1 map on 2 sheets ; 98.7 x 70 cm.
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Notes
Engraved by: Francis Jukes.
Facsimile of letter at upper left from the town major of Boston certifies that Henry Pelham has been given permission to take a plan of the town of Boston and its surroundings.
Facsimile letter is overlaid by a realistic depiction of a draftsman's compass.
Shows Boston and vicinity with fortifications and indications of lines of artillery fire from the various batteries in use during 1775 and 1776.
Tables of reference at bottom identify principal buildings in Boston.
Dedication by author/publisher to Lord George Germain.
This copy has manuscript signature of Pelham below the dedication.
