Boardman, Harvey
Harvey Boardman (October 14, 1833 - September 17, 1863) was an American surveyor and engineer in Griswold, Connecticut. The son of a wealthy farmer, it is likely that he was well educated, but we have no account of his particular training: accounts from 1857 have him surveying the White Mountains personally with an odometer, which suggests some expertise. He was acquainted with various important contemporaries in the surveying field, such as Arnold Guyot and the engraver J. H. Bufford. He was drafted into the Army in 1863 but refused to serve, believing that the Federal government had no constitutional power to prevent secession. He was arrested and imprisoned, first in Fort Trumbull in New London, and then Forrest Hall in Washington. The conditions of these prisons were both primitive and inhumane; Boardman died as a result in September of that year.
Boardman's important map of the White Mountains.
Map of the White Mountains New Hampshire from Original Surveys.
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This is Harvey Boardman's 1858/59 map of the White Mountains, New Hampshire. This is among the first maps of the White Mountains made for the tourism industry - which, with the advantage of railroad access, opened the legendarily scenic area to regional travel. (more details)