Boston, seen between Castle Williams and Governor's Island, distant 4 miles : Appearance of the high lands of Agameticus, N.E. with Penobscot Hills, to the eastwards, at 3 to 4 leagues off shore ; Boston Bay, the light house bearing N.W.b.W distant one league ; The entrance of Boston Harbor

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Title:
Boston, seen between Castle Williams and Governor's Island, distant 4 miles : Appearance of the high lands of Agameticus, N.E. with Penobscot Hills, to the eastwards, at 3 to 4 leagues off shore ; Boston Bay, the light house bearing N.W.b.W distant one league ; The entrance of Boston Harbor
Title (alt.):
Appearance of the high lands of Agameticus, N.E. with Penobscot Hills, to the eastwards, at 3 to 4 leagues off shore
Boston Bay, the light house bearing N.W.b.W distant one league
The entrance of Boston Harbor
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Date:
1777
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places:
Massachusetts > Boston Harbor
Extent:
4 views on 1 sheet : hand col. ; on sheet 62 x 83 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7h149z742
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Published by J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale:
Not drawn to scale.
Language:
English
Notes:
Aquatint with etching.
From the author's Atlantic Neptune.
Identifier:
06_01_004513
Call #:
G1106.P5 D47 1781
Barcode:
30000003818413

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