1850-1859
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GUSN-198848
In the central scene Boston can be seen from Donald McKay's shipyard in East Boston surrounded by 12 small views of various historic sites: Bunker Hill Monument, Boston & Maine Depot, Revere House, Hancock House, Boston Common, City Hall, Custom House, Old State House, Tremont Row, Park Street Church, State House and Fitchburg Depot. It is engraved by J. Poppel, Munich, Bavaria. C.D. Andrews is the printer. It is designed and published by Fr. Goth.
public buildings
historic monuments
churches (buildings)
shipbuilding
historic buildings
exterior views
capitols
railroad stations
shipyards
prints (visual works)
engravings (prints)
Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR1OVR
1 engraving ; 14 3/4 x 18 inches
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1929-09-24
GC002.02.001
Gift
14.75 x 18 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of the Misses Cummings, 1929.
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Goth, Fr. (Publisher)
Poppel, Johann (Engraver)
Andrews, Charles D. (Printer)
prints (visual works)
engravings (prints)
McKay, Donald, 1810-1880
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)
Tremont Row (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)
fair, some brown stains and light foxing. One rip extends to picture
The New-York Historical Society's dictionary of artists in America, 1564-1860 / by George C. Groce and David H. Wallace.. // p. 511.
Item
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