AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR MAP OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
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Description
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR MAP OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, uncolored engraving on paper, A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston and Provincial Camp, engraved by Robert Aitken (American, 1735-1802), published in the July, 1775 issue of the Pennsylvania Magazine or American Monthly Museum, Robert Paine editor. Philadelphia, 1775. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2".
Catalogue Note: This very rare and important map is the first printed depiction of Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill. It illustrates American and British forces as well as forts and artillery positions.
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Provenance:
Property from the estate of William S. "Pumpernickel Bill" Troxell, Allentown, PA.
Condition
Fair as-found condition with two fold creases, as issued, loss at upper right corner not affecting the map, minute loss at lower left corner, small hole above "Camp", soiling and several stains, laid on 19th century paper with inscription to verso.
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