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Des Barres; Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres
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English: [Boston Bay]Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 7 degrees 40 W. Scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: Massachusetts. Imprint Nov 13 1776. Printed on LVG paper. Border yellow.
HNS 94A [Boston Bay]
Date 1776
date QS:P571,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Plate impressions 78.5 x >54cm and 79 x >54.5cm.
Notes Associated Materials: One of the copper plates is held by the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/560218
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previous number: HNS 94
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Charts and maps

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