John W. Hill

Portland, Me.

Two-stone lithograph, 1855.
Image size 23 x 39 5/8" (58.4 x 100.6 cm).
Good condition and color save for a few expertly repaired short breaks and small filled hole in sky; lower publication line slightly trimmed. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 36221
Price: $6,000.00
Publisher : Published by Smith Brothers & Co., New York. Painted by John W. Hill. Drawn on stone by Charles Parsons. Printed by Endicott & Co., N.Y. Published by Smith Brothers & Co., New York, 1855. The steamer Daniel Webster plies the waters of the Fore River at the entrance to Casco Bay. The view is from the shore on Cape Elizabeth, with a great drydock in the foreground. Spectators crowd the shore as a large vessel is readied for launch. On the hill at right is the Observatory on Munjoy’s Hill. Several church steeples and cupolas dot the skyline.Toned lithograph, hand colored. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Maine

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