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Description: Village of Long Point, Provincetown, 1836. Extracted from "A Map Of The Extremity Of Cape Cod Including the Townships of Provincetown & Truro: A Chart Of Their Sea Coast And Of Cape Cod Harbour, State of Massachusetts" Excerpt focused to Long Point, Provincetown. Shows 9 windmills, 34 buildings, and several saltworks. Legend notation: "Wind mills for working salt pumps are represented thus: x" "Salt works for making salt by evaporating sea water are represented thus" [shows long, hatched rectangles] Executed under the direction of Major J.D. Graham U.S. Top. Engs. During portions of the years 1833,'34, &'35 ... W.J. Stone Sc. Wash. Surveyed And Projected By J.D. Graham ... Drawn From The Original Projects And Notes, By J.E. Johnston ... A.A. Humphreys .... J.. Macomb ... W.R. Palmer ... Reduced from the original in the Bureau of U.S. Topographical Engineers, Washington, by Wash: Hood 1836. List No: 2433.005 Series No: 5 Engraver or Printer: Stone, W.J.; Hood, Washington; Graham, J.D.; Izard, J.F.; Lee, T.L.; Macomb, J.N.; Johnston, J.E.; Henderson, J.E.; Humphreys, A.A.; Palmer, W.R. Publication Author: Hood, Washington; Graham, Maj. J.D. Pub Date: 1836 Pub Reference: Guthorn p15. Orig. Obj Height cm: 147 Orig. Obj Width cm: 179 Orig. Scale 1:10,560 Call Number: G3762.C35 1835 .G7 Collection: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Title: 1836 Provincetown Long Point US Topo Bureau
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Author: Graham, Maj. James D., Hood, Washington, U.S. Topo. Engrs., United States Topographical Bureau
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