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Proposed improvement of Back Bay

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Proposed improvement of Back Bay
Names
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 (Landscape architect)
Stranders, Walter (Draftsman)
Davis, J. P. (Engineer)
Boston (Mass.). Department of Parks (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Place: Boston
Publisher: Park Dept., City of Boston
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 09-1231
Topics
Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston
City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Fenway (Boston, Mass.)
Back Bay (Boston, Mass.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Park Dept., City of Boston ; J.P. Davis, city engineer ; F.L. Olmsted, landscape architect ; Walter Stranders, draughtsman.
Content: Shows Back Bay Fens from Charles River to Huntington Ave. and Brookline Ave.
Content: Relief shown by spot heights.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 56 x 76 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 55993567
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18019881
Other local Identifier: US100.4.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 509f5150-89ab-0134-cdb0-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1822: Creator Born
  • 1879: Issued
  • 1903: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Proposed improvement of Back Bay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60590030-89ab-0134-3fbc-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Proposed improvement of Back Bay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60590030-89ab-0134-3fbc-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Proposed improvement of Back Bay Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60590030-89ab-0134-3fbc-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Proposed improvement of Back Bay