Map or Atlas
A Map of 100 Miles Round Boston
| Map of Boston and surrounding regions, from Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut River, and including part of southern New Hampshire. It shows the colonies, counties, cities, mountains, waterfalls, lakes, and rivers. The important sites of the initial battles of the American Revolution appear along the main road from Boston to Lexington and Concord, such as Phips's Farm and the Concord Bridge. Faint offset text from the Gentleman's Magazine appears along the right and left side. |
| Image ID: | 124456 |
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| Creation Date: | 1775 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Boston |
| County: | |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Collection Name: | Map Collection |
| Genre: | Map or Atlas |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | H GX84 1760 M |
| Original Dimensions: | 23 x 24 cm |
| From the Gentleman's Magazine, v. 45, June 1775. One of the earliest obtainable battle related maps of the American Revolution, which was prepared to illustrate the magazine's accounts of Lexington and Concord. |
| Engraving |
| Cities and towns |
| Maps |
| Periodicals |
| Mountains |
| Farms |
| Battles |
| American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
| Bridges |
| Bays |
| Lakes |
| Rivers |
| Waterfalls |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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