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The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing their troops! 1768 – Vintage Wall Art

The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing their troops! 1768, [1770] — antique engraving
The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing their troops! 1768, [1770]. Antique engraving from the Boston collection.

(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 The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing their troops! 1768 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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British warships at anchor and troops coming ashore at Boston make this engraving distinct, recalling the regular soldiers landed in the town in 1768. Those troops were sent to back royal customs officials and enforce the Townshend Acts amid colonial protest, and their presence heightened the tensions that ended in the Boston Massacre in 1770. This is a later restrike from a shortened plate, so part of the title and a row of foreground ships are missing, though the cartouche is dedicated to the Earl of Hillsborough, secretary of state for America.

Created / published[1770]
Medium1 print : engraving ; 20.1 x 31 cm. (plate)
GenreCityscape prints 1770.Restrikes 1770.Engravings 1770.
NotesTitle from item. Print is a restrike from shortened plate for original print with loss to text of cartouche and row of ships in the foreground. Text of cartouche in lower right corner: To the Earl of Hillsborough, His Majests Sery. of State for Am[erica.] This v[iew].
SubjectsTroop movements--British--Massachusetts--Boston--1760-1770. Warships--British--Massachusetts--Boston--1760-1770. Piers & wharves--Massachusetts--Boston--1760-1770. Waterfronts--Massachusetts--Boston--1760-1770. United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Boston (Mass.)--1760-1770.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,293 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-209774

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