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Fort on Charlestown Point
Metadata
Date
[1776?]
Scale
Scale 1:3,168
Language
English
Location
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local)
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Subjects
Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
Extent
col. map 32 x 42 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
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Relief shown by hachures.
On verso, in a different hand: W. H. Spooner, No. 1.
One of a series of 5 drawings, in the same hand, of fortifications around Boston after rebuilding by American forces.
264 ft. to 1 in.
Collection Information
See this object’s record at Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Tags
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
1776
English
Military
Manuscript
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