Boston
Description
Type of resource | cartographic |
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Form | cartographic image |
Extent | 1 map : hand colored ; 38 x 24 in |
Place | Boston |
Publication date | 1857 |
Digital origin | reformatted digital |
Map data | Scale not determined |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Hill |
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Subjects
Subject | America > Maps |
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Subject | New England > Maps |
Genre | Map |
Bibliographic information
Note | Fine view of Boston engraved by Charles Mottram, based upon a painting by John W. Hill. Originally published by Smith Brothers & Co. in 1857, the view is one of the finest 19th Century views of Boston and its harbor, with the statehouse dome rising in the center background and the Bunker Hill Monument at far right. The harbor is shown with numerous ships, indicative of the fact that Boston, which then had a popualtion of around 175,000, was one of America's leading ports and centers of commerce. John William Hill (1812–1879) was a British-born American artist, who was primarily based in New York. He mastered a variety of mediums, including watercolor, gouache, lithography, and engraving. Hill was especially known for his natural subjects including landscapes, still lifes, and ornithological and zoological studies. In the 1850s, Hills became heavily influenced by John Ruskin and was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The view was also offered in a restrike edition in the 20th Century. |
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Note | Map shows New England, Eastern US. |
Available online |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/bv122zk4526 |
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- Use and reproduction
- Image from the The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce commercially, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
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- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC-SA).
Collection
The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
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