NEW BEDFORD. FROM FAIR HAVEN. 1853.

John W. Hill

New Bedford. From Fair Haven. 1853.

Mixed-media engraving, hand colored, 1853.
Image size 25 x 37" (63.3 x 94.2 cm).
Good to fair condition, nice color. Has a pale stain remnant in title margin. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 48388
Price: $3,750.00
Publisher : Published by Smith Brothers & Co. 225 Fulton St. N.Y. Engraved by William Wellstood after J. W. Hill. Printed by W. Pate. A wonderful view across Buzzard’s Bay of one of New England’s great whaling ports. It was the source for the well-known small steel engraving which later appeared in the Ladies Repository. Not in Stokes, Amer. Hist. Prints, or Reps, Views & Viewmakers. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Massachusetts