ca. 1828
Prints: Roxbury, Mass.
GUSN-198838
A detailed view of Boston's skyline from Roxbury. There is land, homes and a cow in the foreground. On the verso, there is a handwritten note that this is possibly as seen from the meeting house on Eliot Square or from Highland Park hill.
landscapes (representations)
scenes (depictions)
distant views
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)
Prints and Engravings Collection number PR348
1 engraving
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1918
GC002.01.MA.6800.003
Gift
8.75 x 11 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Mr. Baldwin Coolidge, 1918
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Smith, John Rubens, 1775-1849 (Artist)
Kelly, Thomas, ca. 1795-ca. 1841 (Engraver)
Walker, Samuel, d. 1860 (Publisher)
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)
Good, with a small tear in the margin.
Item
Prints: Roxbury, Mass.
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