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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

A plan of Boston, and its environs : shewing the true situation of His Majesty's army, and also those of the rebels, 1776

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 1
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-169
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1776

A plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th. of June, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops under the command of Major General Howe, and the rebel forces, approximately 1778

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 3, Section: 5
Identifier: 2019-SC-034-029
Description Page, an English military engineer who served as aide de campe to General Howe during the action, prepared this detailed plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is the best known and most commonly reproduced plan of the battle. Warrens redoubt, fences, and hedgerows are shown in great detail, as well as the lines of march of attacking forces, British ships, and the Corps Hill battery with lines of fire. The position of British troops late in the action is depicted on a separate overlay which...
Dates: approximately 1778

A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments & ca. of His Majesty's forces in 1775 : with that part of New York, Long Island and the Jerseys, which is the rendesvous of the two grand armies, and the supposed present seat of action, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 3
Identifier: 2019-SC-034-012
Description

"Includes "References to the fortifications & ca." and "References to the town." An earlier state of LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 933 and Nebenzahl, K. Bibliography of printed battle plans, 22.

Dates: 1775

A sketch of the action between the British forces and the American provincials, on the heights of the peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th of June 1775, 1775

 Item
Identifier: 2019-SC-034-013
Description This map and battle plan immortalized what came to be known as the Battle of Bunker Hill. The alphabetic key identifies British regiments and ships and narrates their actions. The plan also shows earthworks held by the Colonial troops. This detailed plan was published in London only five days after news of the battle itself reached England. Given the haste with which it was prepared, its geographic vagueness in the rendering of Charlestown is less surprising than its overall accuracy and...
Dates: 1775

An accurate map of the country round Boston in New England from the best authorities, 1776

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section: 1
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-162
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1776

Boston and Vicinity, The Public Garden.

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 061
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

Dates: 1856-1981

Boston Neck, with the British lines and John Hancock's house, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 6
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-203a
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

[Boston Neck, with the British lines and John Hancock's house], 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 3
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-203
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

Cambridge with Washington's headquarters, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 6
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-201a
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

[Cambridge with Washington's headquarters], 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 5
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-201
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

Carte du port et havre de Boston avec les côtes adjacentes, dans laquel on a tracée les camps et les retranchemens occupé, tant par les Anglois que par les Américains, 1776

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 7, Section: 1
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-044
Description Highlighted on this fine topographic map of Boston and vicinity are the British and American troops. The American troops are colored red -- the first corps in Cambridge, the second corps opposite Charlestown neck, and the third corps near Roxbury. Among the many strategic topographic features so excellently rendered on this map is Dorchester Heights, which appears devoid of British defensive forces. This serious tactical error was ultimately recognized by General Washington, who occupied the...
Dates: 1776

Charlestown Promontory, the ruins of the town after the Battle of Bunker Hill and General Howe's encampment, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 6
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-199a
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

[Charlestown Promontory, the ruins of the town after the Battle of Bunker Hill and General Howe's encampment], 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 5
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-199
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

Dorchester Neck, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 6
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-202a
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

[Dorchester Neck], 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 5
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-202
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

Equestrian statue of George Washington, Boston

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 064
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

Dates: 1856-1981

Equestrian statue of George Washington, Boston

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 065
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

Dates: 1856-1981

Exact plan of General Gage's lines on Boston Neck in America, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section: 5
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-086
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1775

Floral Designs, in honor of G. A. R., Public Garden, Boston, 1890, 1890

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 060
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

Dates: 1890

No. 989. Washington Equestrian Statue, Public Garden, Boston, Mass.

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 062
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

Dates: 1856-1981

No. 990. Maid of the Mist, and Washington Statue, Public Garden, Boston, Mass.

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 063
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

Dates: 1856-1981

Noddle Island and the Mill Pond, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 6
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-200a
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

[Noddle Island and the Mill Pond], 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 8, Section: 5
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-200
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript panoramic view depicting the area around Boston during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill, as seen from Beacon Hill.

Dates: 1775

Order of battle of the army under the command of Lt. General Gage at Boston, July 17th, 1775

 Item — Closed Stacks, Drawer: 33
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-204
Description

Ink and watercolor manuscript map and key. Map shows fortifications and rough features of the peninsula of Boston. Key indicates the order of battle of British troops. The disposition of troops on July 17th, 1775 was possibly intended to be added to the map.

Dates: 1775

Plan de la ville et du port de Boston : capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, 1764?

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 5, Section: 2 - OUT
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-111
Description

Displayed here is the first state of Lattre's plan of Boston. The plan here was also separately issued. Describing Boston in the years before the American Revolutionary war, the plan includes information on shoals, soundings in the harbor, and the surrounding countryside. Lattre was the Royal Engraver to Louis XVI from 1776 to 1782, and is most famous for his "Carte des Etats-Unis ...," also in the Richard H. Brown collection.

Dates: 1764?

Plan of the battle, on Bunker's Hill : fought on the 17th of June 1775, 1775

 Item — Closed Stacks, Drawer: 40
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-146
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1775

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818

 Person
Dates: Existence: 1735-01-01 - 1818-05-10

[The burnt ruins of Charlestown from across the Charles River], 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 4
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-198
Description

Pencil manuscript view of the ruins of Charlestown after the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Dates: 1775

To the Hone. Jno. Hancock, Esqre. president of ye Continental Congress, this map of the seat of civil war in America, is respectfully inscribed by his most obedient humble servant, 1775

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 3
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-151
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1775