Block index plan showing land of B.W.P. Co. trustees / Wm. H. Whitney, civil engineer & surveyer
Dates
- Creation: 1901
Scope and Contents
Manuscript map showing the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, between Brookline Avenue and Fenway, with property of the Boston Water Power Company in yellow, and waterways in blue.
Creator
- Whitney, William H. (William Henry), 1843- (cartographer., Person)
- Boston Water Power Company (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Biographical sketch
American civil engineer. William H. Whitney was a civil engineer and veteran of the American Civil War.
Administrative history
Boston Water Power Company. The Boston Water Power Company was formed in 1824 as a subsidiary of the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation. In 1856 the City of Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Boston Water Power Company signed a tripartite indenture agreeing to fill-in and develop the tidal marshlands of Boston's Back Bay.
Extent
1 Items (1 map) : color ; 46 x 53 cm, on sheet 52 x 64 cm
Language of Materials
English
Mathematical map data
Statement of scale--Scale 1:2,400
Ourter G-ring coordinate pairs--W 71°06'13"/N 42°20'12" ; W 71°06'25"/N 42°20'43" ; W 71°05'29"/N 42°20'55" ; W 71°05'17"/N 42°20'25" ; W 71°06'13"/N 42°20'12"
Statement of scale
Scale statement on map reads "200 ft. to an inch."
General Note
Title from caption.
"Refer to lettered supplementary plans for lengths and areas."
Source
- Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (Firm) (Organization)
- Title
- Block index plan showing land of B.W.P. Co. trustees
- Status
- Marc Only
- Author
- Noah Sheola
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Dcrmc
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 United States
617-552-4861
library.bc.edu/burns/contact