Boston Massacre, Massachusetts, 1770 – Vintage Map Wall Art
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This rare antique map captures Boston Massacre, Massachusetts, 1770 in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Boston Massacre, Massachusetts, 1770
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Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770 was a crowded seaport of roughly 15,000 people, built on a narrow peninsula whose wharves reached out into the harbor. Merchants, shipwrights, and dockworkers depended on trade, and resentment had grown since 1768, when British troops were posted in town to enforce customs duties on imported goods. On March 5, 1770, soldiers of the 29th Regiment fired into a crowd near the Customs House on King Street, killing five men, including Crispus Attucks, in an incident colonists soon called the Boston Massacre. The shootings became a rallying point for patriot leaders such as Samuel Adams, and the soldiers' trial later that year, in which John Adams defended them, drew wide attention across the colonies.
| Created / published | 1770 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Massachusetts |
| Original scan | 5,340 × 4,772 px · prints to 18 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MA Boston Massacre 1770 |
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