New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston and Provincial Camp

Pennsylvania Magazine

Published by Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1775

About this Item

Very rare and important plan of Boston published in the July, 1775 issue of the Pennsylvania Magazine, edited by Thomas Paine. Engraved by Robert Aitken. Good to very good condition, with folds as issued, light water stain at left side. Top left corner (2 cm. x 2 cm along sides) restored with neat lines in facsimile. There is no loss or restoration beyond this small area at the top corner. Of the three maps depicting the war in the Boston area which were published in Pennsylvania Magazine in 1775, this is the scarcest. The main map, of the town of Boston, was largely based on a map which appeared in the May 1774 issue of the Universal Magazine of London. The smaller plan at the bottom right, however, of the vicinity of Boston showing the locations of forts, batteries and entrenchments is entirely original. This was the first printed map of the situation in the area of Boston in the aftermath of the Battle of Bunker Hill, published before word of the battle even reached England. Boston Engineering Department, (List of Maps of Boston) p. 51; Nebenzahl (Bibliography of Printed Battle Plans of the American Revolution) #2 and 2a; and Wheat and Brun 238. Seller Inventory # m00820

Bibliographic Details

Title: New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston ...

Publisher: Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1775

Binding: Soft cover