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Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824 A Chart of Boston Harbour, 1781

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03103.04 Author/Creator: Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824 Place Written: London, England Type: Map Date: 1781 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 85 cm, Width: 121 cm Order a Copy

Possibly a later impression of Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 3, who notes that it comes principally from the survey of George Callendar, 1769.

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824

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