A plan of Castle William and the island, at Boston / to the Rt. Honble. Mr Secretary Pitt, by T. Pownall.

Format:

Map/Atlas

Author/Creator:

Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.

Contributor:

Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778.

Great Britain. Colonial Office.

National Archives (Great Britain)

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

Colonial America (Marlborough, England)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Colonial Office.

Great Britain. Army.

Fortification.

Fort Independence (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.

Fort Independence (Mass.).

Fortification--Massachusetts--Castle Island--Maps--Early works to 1800.

Castle Island (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.

Castle Island (Mass.).

Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Boston Harbor (Mass.).

Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--Massachusetts--Boston--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Colonial Office--Archives.

Massachusetts--Boston.

Massachusetts--Castle Island.

Genre:

Archives.

Maps.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 manuscript) map)

Scale [1:1 200]. 100 ft. to an in.

Other Title:

Title on fragment pasted on lining paper of binding: Plan of Fort William

Cartographic Data:

Scale [1:1 200]. 100 ft. to an in.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1758]

Notes:

Includes description of the fort and Castle Island, and notes on navigating the shipping channel to the north east of the island.

Oriented with north towards the top left.

"In Govr. Pownall's of Novr. 1st 1758."--Fragment pasted on lining paper of binding.

Originally part of Colonial Office file CO 5/18.

Volume reference numbers on publisher's website: MPG 1/123.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2015. (Colonial America. Module 1)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.