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A Map of the Country Adjacent to the North Boundary Line of of the Colony of Rhode Island as the same was Run by Commissioners appointed for that Purpose by the General Asssembly of the Said Colony in the year 1750

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Cartographer	Harrison, Joseph
Associated name	Woodward, Nathaniel, -1685
Associated name	Saffery, Solomon
Date	[ca. 1750]
Name on Item	Drawn by Joseph Harrison.
Publisher	[producer not identified]
Scale	Scale 1:58,000
Language	English
Location	British Library
Collection (local)	British Library Collection
Subjects	Rhode Island--Boundaries--Massachusetts--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800 Rhode Island--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800 Massachusetts--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places	Massachusetts North and Central America Rhode Island United States
Extent	1 map on 2 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink ; 42 x 71 cm
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes	Shows the Rhode Island and Massachusetts boundaries as delineated in 1718 and 1750. Shows "This is the Place where the supposed Stake of Woodward and Saffery is said to have stood". Shows dividing line between Rhode Island and Connecticut. Shows title above map. Signed by Joseph Harrison at lower right. Shows scale at lower left, "A scale of Miles". Names individual properties. Copy at Add Ms 15,487.24. folds into a volume. Manuscript addition of "24" in pencil at upper right. Laid on linen. Red stamp of British Museum to verso.