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. – Vintage Wall Art
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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. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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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 Governor Thomas Pownal, a former royal governor of Massachusetts, this bird's-eye view looks down on Boston with the Charles River running past the town. Mr. Pugh painted the scene, and P.C. Canot engraved it for the 1768 London volume *Scenographia Americana*, published by John Bowles. The plate appeared the same year British troops arrived in Boston to enforce unpopular customs laws, an early step in the crisis that led to the Revolution.
| 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 × 1,079 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122741 |
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