A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England – Historic Print
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This historic image of A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England
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Cambridge's college buildings, the core of Harvard, are the subject here, rather than Boston's waterfront or Revere's rides. The engraving carries Paul Revere's name, a reminder that he was a skilled engraver as well as a silversmith and patriot. It shows the college as it stood in the 1760s, when the campus was still small and mostly brick, and when Harvard Hall had only recently been rebuilt after a fire in 1764 destroyed the building and much of its library. Look closely at the rows of buildings and the open ground in front of them to see how the young college presented itself to the wider colony.
| Original scan | 3,900 × 3,343 px · prints to 13 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00404u_CambridgeColleges |
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