[Four views of Boston Harbour]
Single sheet. Engraved. Contents Note: Boston, seen between Castle Williams and Governors Island, distant 4 miles, Appearance of the high lands of Agameticus, NE with Penscobet hills, to the eastwards, at 3 to 4 leagues offshore, Boston Bay, the lighthouse bearing NW b W distant one league, The entrance of Boston Harbor. Plate same as 95B. Other features: Printed on Whatman paper. Sepia. The sequence is probably A, C, B as traces of the boat removed from the bottom view can be seen more clearly in C than B, and B has scratches which are absent in C.
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Object Details
ID: | HNS95C |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet |
Date made: | 1777 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Plate impression 54.5 x 79cm. |
Parts: |
[Four views of Boston Harbour] (Chart)
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