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A map of Shrewsbury, Mass., 1830

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Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

Date

1830

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 2

GUSN

GUSN-252002

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Description

Plan of the town of Shrewsbury and the towns surrounding. The surveyor admits that he omitted meadows and woodland when creating this map.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ponds (water)
towns
hills
islands
maps
plans (maps)

Physical Description

1 map

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1929-03-01

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.145c

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

20 x 25.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Hiram Starlow, 1929

Places

Grafton (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Westborough (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Northborough (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Boylston (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Shrewsbury (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Snow, Henry (Surveyor)

Material Type

maps
plans (maps)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 2

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