Plan of Boston, with parts of East and South Boston, also portions of Charlestown and Cambridge

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1848

Location Note

Folder 8

GUSN

GUSN-370300

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Description

Showing likewise the Railroad Depots. Reference to places not names on the map. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by W. Williams, in the Clerk’s Office in the District Court of the Southern District of New York. Drawn and engraved by W. Williams, New York. Tinted. Unframed. Image 8 ¾ x 7 inches. Has fold lines - potentially taken from a directory.

Details

Descriptive Terms

maps
maps

Physical Descrption

1 map : tinted; 8 ¾ x 7 inches

Custodial History

The materials in this collection were collected by Anne Booth in the 1970s to early 1980s, mostly purchased at Goodspeed's Book Shop and Haley & Steele.

Collection Code

GC012

Collection Name

Anne Booth graphic collection

Date of Acquisition

2018

Reference Code

GC012.02.02

Acqusition Type

Gift

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Williams, W. (Wellington) (Artist)
Williams, W. (Wellington) (Engraver)

Material Type

maps

Other People

Williams, W. (Wellington)

Accruals Note

Item description from original donor.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Folder 8

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Wellington Williams (1814-1875) was a British-born map engraver active in Philadelphia in the mid-19th century.

Sources


Williams, Wellington. (1957). In G. C. Groce & D. H. Wallce (eds.), The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860 (p. 690). Yale University Press.

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