PUBLISHER: Published by John L. Robinson, June 1871.
MEDIUM: Two-color lithograph with hand coloring,
DATE: 1871.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 x 28 1/2" (25.5 x 72.5 cm).
DESCRIPTION: From High Rock. [Massachusetts] Lithograph [drawn and] published by John L. Robinson, June 1871. Lithographed by J. H. Bufford's, 490 Washington St., Boston. A Charming view, with High Rock Cottage, a private home with laundry hanging on the line, and Hildreth's Soap Factory in the foreground. Beyond the water, in the distance are Swampscott, Egg Rock and Nahant. A 33-item key identifies private estates, the Lyceum, churches, hills and businesses; another key locates streets. Statistical information in the title margin gives the population as 28,246 and the number of houses at 4,186. [reps, Views & Viewmakers, 1509]
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, save two small dents in the sky and some discoloration.
REFERENCE: #1509 in "Views and View makers of Urban America" By John Reps.
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