A chart of the harbour of Boston

Metadata

Cartographer	Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Writer of added text	Callendar, George
Date	1775
Publisher	J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:25,000]
Language	English
Location	Boston Public Library
Collection (local)	Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects	Nautical charts--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor--Early works to 1800 Boston (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	Boston Boston Harbor Massachusetts North and Central America Suffolk (county) United States
Extent	1 chart : col. ; 70 x 103 cm. + text (1 page ; 78 x 57 cm)
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.
Notes	Title from published bibliography. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Table of references identifies major pre-Revolutionary fortification features of Boston. Chart principally taken from surveys by George Callendar in 1769. From the author's Atlantic Neptune. Plat enumber "11" engraved in a small oval in the upper right corner of border. Accompanied by Nautical remarks and directions (1 page ; 78 x 57 cm).