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A topographical and historical description of Boston, : from the first settlement of the town to the present period; with some account of its environs.

Title
A topographical and historical description of Boston, : from the first settlement of the town to the present period; with some account of its environs. / By Charles Shaw ...
Author
Shaw, Charles, 1782-1828
Publication
Boston, Mass. : Printed and published by Oliver Spear., 1817.

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Additional Authors
Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books NjP
Description
311, [1] p. : ill., front., plates, fold. facsim.; 19 cm.
Alternative Title
History of Boston
Subject
  • Travel
  • Boston (Mass.) > History
  • Boston (Mass.) > Description and travel
  • Massachusetts > Boston
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Includes wood engravings by Abel Bowen and Nathaniel Dearborn. Printed on plates: "Engraved for the History of Boston; Henry Bowen, print."
  • "Facsimile of the first entering in the town records."--p. 72, dated 1634.
  • Errata, p. [1] at end.
  • Shaw & Shoemaker 42104.
Indexed In (note)
  • Hamilton, S. American book illustrators (1968 ed.)
Binding (note)
  • Original boards, cloth back and untrimmed edges.
LCCN
01012239
OCLC
  • ocm02707017
  • 2707017
  • SCSB-219578
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library