Chart of the harbours of Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, and Manchester, from a survey taken in the years 1804, 5 & 6

Title:
  • Chart of the harbours of Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, and Manchester, from a survey taken in the years 1804, 5 & 6
Creator:
  • Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Description:
  • From the Salem State University Archives: “This provides an “aerial” view of the harbors, waterways and hazards ships had to navigate (within close range of home) at the height of China/ East Indies trade. Offers a sense of the complexity/difficulty of the act of navigation.”

    Digital copy available at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
Date:
  • 1834
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Contributor:

Collection

Salem Maps

Citation

Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838, “Chart of the harbours of Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, and Manchester, from a survey taken in the years 1804, 5 & 6,” Salem Public Library, accessed August 9, 2020, https://digitalheritage.noblenet.org/salem/items/show/40.

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