View of Bunker's Hill. From a Drawing in Possession of the Rev. Mr. Elderton.

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• PUBLISHER: Published in "The Gentleman's Magazine" London.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1790.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 3/8 x 6 5/8" (11.1 x 16.9 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: An 18th-century engraving titled "View of Bunker's Hill," based on a drawing in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Elderton. This view appeared in the February 1790 edition of the Gentleman's Magazine.<br><br> The magazine describes the view as follows: "Mr. Urban, I send you a very accurate and pretty drawing of Bunker's Hill, with the encampments of Generals Howe and Clinton; and Charles Town, as it appeared after being burnt by our troops; the river Mystic, and North end of the town of Boston... The drawing is by an officer who was in the 22nd regiment at the time." - J. Elderton.

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

• CONDITION: Good condition save for some stitch holes within the lower title. Faint mat line. Hand colored likely in the 19th century.

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