Swett, C. A.
C. A. Swett (fl. c. 1850 - 1865) was a Boston based engraver and lithographer. His firm, Swett's Zincography, issued several maps of Boston between 1860 and 1864, as well as a map of the White Mountains. Swett is otherwise extremely elusive.
Boston's expansion and urbanization.
Plan of Boston, Corrected under the Direction of...
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This is an 1866 city map of Boston produced by Nathaniel Henry Crafts, head of the Boston City Engineer's Office. It reflects the city as it had just taken on a recognizable form, with massive landfill projects in the Back Bay, South Boston, and East Boston, and an increasing number of bridges linking Boston with Cambridge and Charlestown. (more details)