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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A large map in two sheets. Submaps: A Plan of the Town of Boston; Boston Harbor. Cartouche: Settlers & Indian. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: New England circled 3; circled 4; 480570 (1 of 2); (2 of 2).
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![Map of the most Inhabited part of New England, containing the Provinces of Massachusets [sic] Bay and New Hampshire, with the Colonies of Conecticut [sic] and Rhode Island, Divided into Counties and Townships:](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KVPPAA%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Maine is shown as the Eastern Part of Massachusets. This map derived from Thomas Jeffery's map of 1765. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis JWhatman. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McCorkle 771.4.
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A large four sheet map. English title in upper left hand corner inside an elaborate cartouche; Latin title one third of the way down the map in a simple box. Submaps: Boston. Boston Harbor. Cartouche: Elaborate with figures. "Divided into Counties and Townships The whole composed of Actual Surveys and its situation adjusted by Astronomical Observations." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: FCS. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 152150 (sheet --}.
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Kashnor notes, "The first issue of Jefferys' map. It was re-issued twenty years later by Sayer and Bennett." Kershaw states this is the second state of Jefferys map. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: I Ville Ary under IHS Crowned fleur-di-lis over LVC. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Kershaw 739; McCorkle 755.20. Verso Text: MS note: 668.
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Kashnor notes, "A very good copy of a very rare map. The map of Boston may have been taken from the Bonner Map of 1722, but it is probable that Southack made a new survey. It is the third printed plan of Boston." Kashnor dates as ca. 1740. McCorkle identifies this as a later edition of the 1735 original map. Submaps: Town of Boston in New England; Chart of the Atlantic Ocean showing the situation of Nova Scotia with respect to the British Isles.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 735.1. Verso Text: MS notes: 532 East end of Georges Bank from Cape St. Mary to SSW distance 115 miles..
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![Seat of the War, in New England, by an American Volunteer [Submap]: Plan of the Town of Boston with the Attack on Bunkers-Hill in the Peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th. of June 1775. With the Marches of the Several Corps Sent by the Colonies. Towards Boston. with the Attack on Bunkers = Hill](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KOYJI7%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Kashnor notes, "A very fine and rare war plan, with both imprints. The Bunker's Hill plan shows Charlestown in flames." Two submaps: Plan of Boston Harbour from an Actual Survey. Plan of the Town of Boston.... Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, English. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned fluer-di-lis (half). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 775.1. Verso Text: MS note: 128.
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