View of Boston: vue de Boston / ansicht von Boston – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Step back in time with View of Boston: vue de Boston / ansicht von Boston, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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View of Boston: vue de Boston / ansicht von Boston
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Nathaniel Currier's lithograph of Boston was issued in New York around 1848, with its title printed in French and German as well as English, a sign that the firm expected buyers well beyond the city itself. The print belongs to the Currier & Ives catalog raisonné, where it is listed as number 6903, and it reflects the mid-century appetite for topographical views of American cities. Boston, long one of the country's leading ports and a center of commerce and learning, made a natural subject for such trade. Look closely at the harbor and skyline to see how a busy waterfront was presented to viewers who might never visit it.
| Created / published | New York : Published by N. Currier, c1848. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6903 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,008 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110523 |
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