John Groves Hales - A Survey of Boston and its Vicinity, 1821

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John Groves Hales (American)

A survey of Boston and its vicinity : shewing the distance from the Old State House, at the head of State Street, to all the towns and villages not exceeding fifteen miles therefrom; also the intermediate distance from one place to another : together with a short topographical sketch of the country, the whole taken from actual survey and lineal measure in the years 1818, 1819, and 1820, 1821

Printed ink on paper with engraving, 17.1 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in.)

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