View of the Town of Boston from Breed's Hill in Charlestown.

• Price: $425.00
  

  SKU: 95543

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• ARTIST: John Scoles

• PUBLISHER: Published in New York Magazine, Or Literary Repository, Thomas and James Swords, NY

• MEDIUM: Engraving

  DATE: c. 1794

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 3 3/4 x 6 3/8" (9.4 x 16 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This charming view of Boston, engraved by John Scoles, appeared in the New York Magazine. It depicts Boston just after the Revolutionary War. Printed sometime in the mid-1790s, this engraving was likely adapted from a similar view by Samuel Hill, which was done in 1791. It is a very scarce piece.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 11" mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition. Professionally drum-mounted by a previous collector.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Massachusetts