Cover: Boston atlas. Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott, 1895


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Full Title: (Covers to) Atlas of the city of Boston, Boston proper and Roxbury. From actual surveys and official plans by George W. and Walter S. Bromley, civil engineers. G.W. Bromley and Co., 222 S. Fifth St., Philadelphia. 1895. Entered according to Act of Congress in 1895 by G.W. Bromley & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C.

Author: Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott

Date: 1895

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Author: Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott

Date: 1895

Short Title: Cover: Boston atlas.

Publisher: Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley and Co.

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 59

Object Width cm: 46

Note: Bound in half leather black cloth covered boards with "Atlas of the City of Boston, city proper and Roxbury. G.W. Bromley & Co. 220 & 222 South Fifth St. Philadelphia. 1895" stamped in gilt.

State / Province: Massachusetts

City: Boston (Mass.) ; Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)

Full Title: (Covers to) Atlas of the city of Boston, Boston proper and Roxbury. From actual surveys and official plans by George W. and Walter S. Bromley, civil engineers. G.W. Bromley and Co., 222 S. Fifth St., Philadelphia. 1895. Entered according to Act of Congress in 1895 by G.W. Bromley & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C.

List No: 3817A

Series No: 1

Published In: Atlas of the city of Boston, Boston proper and Roxbury. From actual surveys and official plans by George W. and Walter S. Bromley, civil engineers. G.W. Bromley and Co., 222 S. Fifth St., Philadelphia. 1895. Entered according to Act of Congress in 1895 by G.W. Bromley & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C.

Publication Author: Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott

Publication Date: 1895

Publication Reference: LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 4880; Harvard Map Collection G1234.B6 B73 1895 pf.

Publication Note: Shows owners names, type of construction (brick, wood, stone), and some types of uses. Bromley also made a multi volume Boston atlas, although it is hard to imagine a more detailed treatment than the one given here. Maps with hand color.

Publication List No: 3817.000

Publication Type: City Atlas

Publication Maps: 46

Publication Height cm: 59

Publication Width cm: 46

Image No: 3817A

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