Title: Boston, Massachusetts, 1826 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2006
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Fuller, Stephen P.
- Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-ca. 1861.
- Annin & Smith.
Dates
- Issued: 2006-04
- Coverage: 1826
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Boston comprising a part of Charlestown and Cambridgeport, engraved & published by Annin & Smith & J.V.N. Throop from actual survey ; with corrections by S.P. Fuller, surveyor. It was published in 1826. Scale [ca. 1:6,090]. Covers Boston proper (Shawmut Peninsula and Boston Neck) with small portions of Charlestown, Cambridge, and South Boston. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). All map collar and inset 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 features such as roads, proposed roads, wharves, drainage, churches, schools, selected public buildings, parks, cemeteries, city ward boundaries and more. Relief is shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.
Subjects
- Transportation
- Massachusetts
- Boston
- Cambridge
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Bodies of water
- Administrative and political divisions
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-71.100529, -71.036075, 42.380478, 42.332266)
- Geometry: BBOX (-71.100529, -71.036075, 42.380478, 42.332266)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Fuller, Stephen P., Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-ca. 1861., Annin & Smith. Boston, Massachusetts, 1826 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-matwn-3764-b6-1826-f8
Format
GeoTIFF