To His Excellency William Burnet Esq., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by His Excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgis Maps Stanford University Public content

Alternative Title:
Plan of Boston
Description:
engraved by Thos. Johnson, Boston ; reproduced in full-tone Collotype for the Boston Atheneum by the Meriden Gravure Company. Relief shown by hachures. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Oriented with north toward the lower right corner. Includes indexes of building names, settlement dates between 1630-1722, and "Great Fires" between 1653-1711. "The Eight Company's distinguish'd by the prickt line thus ......". "Sold at the Crown Coffe House".
Creator:
Burgis, William, active 1722-1736 and Johnson, Thos, (Engraver)
Publisher:
Meriden Gravure Co.
Provider:
Stanford
Resource Class:
Maps
Resource Type:
Early maps
Subject:
Early maps, Colonial cities, and Fires
Date Issued:
1951
Spatial Coverage:
Massachusetts, Boston, and Boston (Mass.)
Rights:
Images from the David Rumsey Map Center's general collections courtesy of Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
Rights Holder:
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
License:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Access Rights:
Public
Format:
JPEG2000
Georeferenced:
More details at:
https://purl.stanford.edu/fb410kw9152

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