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Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston

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Title
Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston
Additional title: Wood Island Park, East Boston
Names
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 (Creator)
Boston (Mass.). Department of Parks (Publisher)
Heliotype Printing Co. (Printer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884
Place: Boston, Mass.
Publisher: Park Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5276
Topics
Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston
City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Parks -- Planning
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts -- Boston
Massachusetts -- Boston -- East Boston
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: F.L. Olmsted, landscape architect.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Content: Includes key map and 4 section views. Scale approximately 1:2,400.
Content: At head of title: "Park deparment, City of Boston; 1884, commissioners: Charles H. Dalton, William Gray Jr., Henry Lee."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 69 cm, on sheet 41 x 73 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 51450652
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645103
Other local Identifier: US098.4.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b053380-97de-0134-01bc-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1822: Creator Born
  • 1884: Issued
  • 1903: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ecfd490-97de-0134-c27d-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ecfd490-97de-0134-c27d-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ecfd490-97de-0134-c27d-00505686a51c

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Preliminary plan for Wood Island Park, East Boston