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Map of Boston for 1883.

Scale 1:19,800; 100 rods to an in. "Published expressly for the Boston Directory." "Forbes Co., Boston." "The circles show half mile distances from city hall." Hand colored. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1882. " AACR2: 651/1

Date
1883
Mapmaker / publisher
Sampson, Davenport & Co
Place
Boston and environs
Scale
1:19,800
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
8,231 × 10,234 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Map of Boston for 1883." (1883). Sampson, Davenport & Co. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Boston_for_1883._LOC_76692216.jpg

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