An antique plan of Boston' Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion for Useful Knowledge'. Shows Boston and the surrounding cities prior to the filling of the Back Bay. Major railways are shown including the Providence Railway, Worchester Railway, Charleston Branch Railway, Lowell Railway, and the Eastern Railway. Other details include historical landmarks, hospitals, gardens, parks, wharfs, other port details, and more. Engraved by B.R. Davies and published by Charles Knight & Co. 22, Ludgate Street. Circa 1844. Population at this time given as 85,000.
Approx30cms by 37cms.
