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[Churches in Boston, Mass.: Federal St. Baptist, West Church, Masonic Temple and Mariner's Church] – Antique Wall Art

[Churches in Boston, Mass.: Federal St. Baptist, West Church, Masonic Temple and Mariner's Church], [ca. 1830] — antique engraving
[Churches in Boston, Mass.: Federal St. Baptist, West Church, Masonic Temple and Mariner's Church], [ca. 1830]. 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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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of [Churches in Boston, Mass.: Federal St. Baptist, West Church, Masonic Temple and Mariner's Church]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This engraving sets four Boston churches side by side on a single sheet, including the Federal Street Baptist Church and the West Church, along with the Masonic Temple and the Mariners' Church. It was made to illustrate Bowen's *Picture of Boston*, a guidebook for visitors and residents in the early 1830s, when the city's townscape of brick and granite was changing quickly. Engravings like this one gave readers a quick visual sense of the city's religious and civic landmarks, and the small architectural details, such as steeples and façades, show how these buildings stood among the streets of the period.

Created / published[ca. 1830]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreEngravings 1820-1840.
NotesIll. in: Bowen's picture of Boston.
SubjectsChurches--Massachusetts--Boston--1820-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan886 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166564

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