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Auction 191, Lot 289

"A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston", Anon.

Subject: Boston, Massachusetts

Period: 1775 (published)

Publication: Gentleman's Magazine

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.5 x 10.4 inches
19.1 x 26.4 cm
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This important map was published just four months after the Battle of Bunker Hill. It shows Charles Town in Ruins with pictorial indications of ruined buildings. The plan of Boston names streets, including Beacon Street with a topographical representation of Beacon Hill, Newberry Street, and indications of fortifications, batteries and other landmarks. There is no engraver's signature. Published in the October 1775 issue of Gentleman's Magazine.

References: Jolly #GENT-239; Phillips (Maps) pp. 149; Sellers & Van Ee #890.

Condition: B+

Issued folding with light offsetting.

Estimate: $450 - $550

Sold for: $325

Closed on 2/8/2023

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