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1854-56
Vertical file 4: OVR 81-100
GUSN-199074
This is a large detailed engraving of Cleopatra's Barge, which is a large sleigh with the head of an animal with wings on its side. The image includes the driver and team of horses. Neighboring buildings are shown, including churches and the Norfolk House. Other sleighs can also be seen.
sleighs
churches (buildings)
horse-drawn vehicles
prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)
Prints and Engravings Collection Number 82OVR
1 line engraving on newsprint
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
GC002.02.082
21 x 14 (HxW)(inches)
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Andrew, John, 1815-1875 (Engraver)
prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)
Down the middle of the piece is a large fold mark
Item
Vertical file 4: OVR 81-100
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