The Old Print Shop

Boston from the Dorchester Heights.

  • ARTIST: William Bartlett

  • PUBLISHER: London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo. Virtue.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: 1838-1842.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 3/4 x 7 1/8" (121 x 182 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective Boston from the Dorchester Heights, captured as a steel engraving and handcolored to highlight the details. This view was published in "American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature." The redoubts, likely the ones erected by Washington during the Revolutionary War, are visible in the foreground, offering a unique perspective from decades after the war.

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

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Some toning mostly at paper edges.

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