Title:
Town Plans--1794, 1794-1795
Creator:
Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State
Description:
For the compilation of a state map, each town in Massachusetts (including those in the five eastern counties now part of Maine) was required by Resolves 1794, May Sess, c 101 (June 26, 1794) to make a town plan based on a survey no more than seven years old, to be submitted to the state secretary's office. The Massachusetts map is included in: Maps and plans ((M-Ar)50), no. 1616, 1617, 1617A and the map of Maine in no. 1618, 1618A. Three sets of these maps were sent to each of the states pursuant to Resolves 1794, c 77.
Digital Origin:
Town Plans--1794, 1794-1795 was digitized in June 2017. Originals are located at the Massachusetts Archives.
Date:
1794-1795
Type of Resource:
Image
Format:
maps (documents)
Extent:
Originals: 15 cubic ft. (16 v. (boxed)) ; Copies (series): 12 microfilm reels, 35 mm. Copies (reading room): 5 microfilm reels, 35 mm. Digital surrogates: 40 GB including metadata
Subject:
Cities and towns--Massachusetts--Maps
Subject:
Cities and towns
Subject:
Massachusetts--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Subject:
Massachusetts--Politics and government--1775-1865
Coverage:
Massachusetts
Coverage:
Maine
Collection Information:
Part of Collection: Record Group SC1 (Office of the Secretary of State)
Language:
en
Preferred Citation:
Town Plans--1794, 1794-1795. (SC1 / Series 47X) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].
