Historical map of Nantucket

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57493810

Item data

Title

Historical map of Nantucket

Collection

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

Names

Ewer, Ferdinand C. (Ferdinand Cartwright), 1826-1883 (Draftsman)
Fish, W. R (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1869 (Questionable)
Place: Boston, Mass.?
Publisher: publisher not identified

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5190

Subjects

Roads -- Massachusetts -- Nantucket
Nantucket (Mass.)
Nantucket (Mass.) -- History
Nantucket Island (Mass.)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyed and drawn by the Rev. F.C. Ewer, D.D.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 22 x 35 cm

Abstract

Shows roads, boundaries of surveyed sections and boundaries of ancient Sachem rights. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes historical text and dates.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 958824761
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645017
Other local Identifier: US093.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd4eb950-6303-0134-b3c8-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1869

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Historical map of Nantucket" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd4eb950-6303-0134-b3c8-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1869). Historical map of Nantucket Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd4eb950-6303-0134-b3c8-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Historical map of Nantucket" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd4eb950-6303-0134-b3c8-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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