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Plan of the cemetery of Mount Auburn, Watertown, Mass., 1857

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1857

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 1

GUSN

GUSN-251226

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Description

Plan showing lots, ponds and streets in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

farms
ponds (water)
lots (land)
meadows
community gardens
cemeteries
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Physical Description

1 plot plan

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1923-12-05

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.100a

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

26 x 29.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Watertown (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wadsworth, Alexander, 1806-1898 (Surveyor)
F. F. Oakley's Lith (Lithographer)

Material Type

plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Restrictions

Torn and folded edges

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 1

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