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A pictorial map of Cambridge, 1760-1770

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Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

Date

1760-1770

Location Note

Vertical file 3, plot plan 5

GUSN

GUSN-250800

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Description

Map "showing the residences and gardens of the principle citizens of the town. Names shown in parentheses indicate those persons dwelling here at another period. Dates indicate established buildings and the time of their erection."

Details

Descriptive Terms

maps
churches (buildings)
residential districts
homeowners
gardens
maps

Physical Description

1 map

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1939-10-23

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.011

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

38 x 26 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of W. S. Appleton, 1939

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Charles (Massachusetts) [river]
Harvard University (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [university]

Record Details

Originator

Lillie, Rupert B. (Rupert Ballou), 1907-

Material Type

maps

Restrictions

Good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3, plot plan 5

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