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General Hospital, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1831

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Mass. General Hospital

GUSN

GUSN-198495

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Description

This engraving is a detailed, architectural view of the Hospital and grounds. A high dome sits on top of the hospital. The engraving was published in London in May 1831.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hospitals (buildings for health facility)
prints (visual works)
engravings (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR128

Physical Description

1 engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1925-03-11

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.2500.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

8.5 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Goodacre, R. (Artist)
Fenner, Sears & Co. (Engraver)
I.T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall (Publisher)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
engravings (prints)

Other Organizations

Massachusetts General Hospital

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Mass. General Hospital

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