A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America Vue de la ville de Boston, capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / drawn on the spot by his excellency, Governor Pownal ; painted by Mr. Pugh ; & engraved by P.C. Canot. – Historic Photo Reproduction
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Step back in time with A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America Vue de la ville de Boston, capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / drawn on the spot by his excellency, Governor Pownal ; painted by Mr. Pugh ; & engraved by P.C. Canot., a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America Vue de la ville de Boston, capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / drawn on the spot by his excellency, Governor Pownal ; painted by Mr. Pugh ; & engraved by P.C. Canot.
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Drawn on the spot by Thomas Pownall, who governed Massachusetts Bay from 1757 to 1760, this bird's-eye view presents Boston from an elevated vantage, with the Charles River running through the scene. Pir Pugh painted the original, and Pierre-Charles Canot engraved the plate for London publication. It appeared in *Scenographia Americana*, a 1768 collection of American views issued by John Bowles. The print appeared the same year British troops arrived in Boston to enforce customs laws, so it captures a town that would soon become the center of the imperial crisis.
| Created / published | London : [s.n., 1768] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye views 1760-1770.Book illustrations 1760-1770.Etchings 1760-1770. |
| Notes | Title from item. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill. Illus. in: Scenographia Americana. London : J. Bowles, 1768. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 523. |
| Subjects | Boston (Mass.)--1760-1770. Charles River (Mass.)--1760-1770. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,094 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116951 |
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