[Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Natives hunting] / J. Turner, Boston, sculpt. – Vintage Map Wall Art
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This rare antique engraving captures [Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Natives hunting] / J. Turner, Boston, sculpt. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Natives hunting] / J. Turner, Boston, sculpt.
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Two small vignettes of Native hunting flank this engraved bird's-eye view of Boston, placing scenes of the surrounding woods beside a town crowded along its waterfront. J. Turner engraved the plate, and a closely related version, with the lower left hunting scene, appeared in the American Magazine in August 1745. In the 1740s Boston was one of the busiest seaports in British North America, so the piers and wharves that the view emphasizes reflect the city's commercial life. The record dates the print only to the 1740s, so its exact year of production is uncertain.
| Created / published | [174-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye views 1740-1750.Engravings 1740-1750. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. Similar view of Boston incorporating lower left vignette of Native hunting was engraved by J. Turner and published in the American Magazine, 1745 August, title page. |
| Subjects | Cities & towns--Massachusetts--Boston--1740-1750. Piers & wharves--Massachusetts--Boston--1740-1750. Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1740-1750. Boston (Mass.)--1740-1750. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 918 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109726 |
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