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Map of the town of Fairhaven, Bristol County, Mass. surveyed by order of the town

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57493833


Item data

Title

Map of the town of Fairhaven, Bristol County, Mass. surveyed by order of the town

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Massachusetts

Names

Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888 (Surveyor)
Mowry, Andrew S. (Surveyor)
Ferd. Mayer & Co. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1855
Place: Boston, Mass.?
Publisher: publisher not identified

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5171

Subjects

Real property -- Massachusetts -- Fairhaven
Landowners -- Massachusetts -- Fairhaven
Real property -- Massachusetts -- Acushnet (Town)
Landowners -- Massachusetts -- Acushnet (Town)
Real property -- Massachusetts -- Fairhaven (Town)
Landowners -- Massachusetts -- Fairhaven (Town)
Fairhaven (Mass.)
Acushnet (Mass. : Town)
Fairhaven (Mass. : Town)

Genres

Maps
Cadastral Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: By H.F. Walling, supt. of the state map ; Andrew S. Mowry, assistant engr.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Massachusetts A.D. 1855."
Content: Insets: Fairhaven and Oxford villages. Scale [1:5,940] -- Acushnet Village. Scale [1:5,940].
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 82 x 56 cm, on sheet 86 x 61 cm

Abstract

Shows buildings with names of property owners and town districts. Relief shown by hachures. Covers the towns of Fairhaven and Acushnet.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 56803275
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644998
Other local Identifier: US092.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4fa3940-573c-0134-001a-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1855

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the town of Fairhaven, Bristol County, Mass. surveyed by order of the town" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4fa3940-573c-0134-001a-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). Map of the town of Fairhaven, Bristol County, Mass. surveyed by order of the town Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4fa3940-573c-0134-001a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the town of Fairhaven, Bristol County, Mass. surveyed by order of the town" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4fa3940-573c-0134-001a-00505686a51c

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