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Boston Harbor Including Boston and Surroundings, Massachusetts, Nautical Chart, 1775 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic nautical chart entitled: A chart of the harbour of Boston (sheet originally published in 1775).

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The map is [sheet 21] from the Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England, from surveys taken by Samuel Holland and published by J.F.W. Des Barres, 1781. Scale [ca. 1:25,000].

This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Covers Boston and surrounding towns and Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The image is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' (WGS 84) projected coordinate system.

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All map collar information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as cities and towns, roads, fortifications, and buildings.

Relief is shown by hachures; depths by soundings and shading. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection. The entire Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England has been scanned and georeferenced as part of this selection.

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