View of Boston from Roxbury – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of View of Boston from Roxbury brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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View of Boston from Roxbury
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Seen from the high ground of Roxbury, a town just southwest of the Boston peninsula, this 1828 engraving looks back across open land and water toward the city's steeples and rooftops. Its crisp outlines reflect the engraving methods common in American city views of the early nineteenth century, when printed prospects reached residents and visitors alike. According to the caption card, which the record marks as unverified, T. Kelley engraved the plate from a drawing by J.R. Smith, and Samuel Walker published it. Views taken from such vantage points were prized for showing a city's growth and setting at a glance.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1828 |
| Subjects | Engraving by T. Kelley, of drawing by J.R. Smith. Publ. by Samuel Walker. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Massachusetts--Boston--1828; Mass.--Roxbury; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,224 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130601 |
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