Cartographer | B., E. |
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Date | 1775 |
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Scale | Not drawn to scale |
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Language | English |
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Location | Boston Public Library |
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Collection (local) | Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection |
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Subjects | - Powder flasks--Early works to 1800
- Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--History--18th century--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
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Places | - Boston
- Charlestown
- Massachusetts
- North and Central America
- Suffolk (county)
- United States
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Extent | 1 powder horn : manuscript, horn, wood, metal ; 36 x 9 cm |
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Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- No known restrictions on use.
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Notes | - Powderhorn dating to 1775, featuring a map of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., noting Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, Morton's Point, Mill Pond, Fox Hill, South Battery, Long Wharf and Hancocks wharf.
- Includes engraving of a British Man-o-war ship, an armorial shield for the 47th Foot, the abbreviation "G R", floral decoration, and "A pox on rebels in ther crymes."
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