A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England
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Among the earliest surviving views of Harvard, this print shows the college's cluster of brick halls set out in Cambridge, just across the Charles River from Boston. William Burgis, a Boston engraver, made the original plate in 1726, when the college was still a small institution serving the young colony. The careful rendering of buildings and surrounding grounds gives a rare glimpse of colonial New England's principal seat of learning. The color on this board was added to a later impression, so it may differ from the tones of the first printing.
| Original scan | 7,632 × 6,629 px · prints to 25 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00404u_CambridgeColleges |
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