File:Boston1692.jpg

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Description Detail from a 1692 French map of Boston harbor. The Shawmut Peninsula, site of Boston is in the upper left, with Charlestown top center. Castle Island is visible to the lower left.
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Source Boston Public Library digital map collection: http://maps.bpl.org/details_10927/
Author Pierre d'Au de Jolliet
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