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Baltimore from Federal Hill / paind. & engd. by W.J. Bennett. – Vintage Wall Art

Baltimore from Federal Hill / paind. & engd. by W.J. Bennett., New York : Pub. by H.I. Megarey, c1831 (printed by J. & G. Neale at Illman and Pilbrows). — historic print
Baltimore from Federal Hill / paind. & engd. by W.J. Bennett., New York : Pub. by H.I. Megarey, c1831 (printed by J. & G. Neale at Illman and Pilbrows).. Historic print from the Mid-Atlantic 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 historic print of Baltimore from Federal Hill / paind. & engd. by W.J. Bennett. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Baltimore from Federal Hill / paind. & engd. by W.J. Bennett.

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Taken from the summit of Federal Hill, this aquatint shows Baltimore's harbor and the piers and wharves crowded with shipping along its waterfront. W.J. Bennett painted and engraved the view, and H.I. Megarey published it in New York around 1831, with the color added by hand in watercolor. Prints like this one were popular in the early 1830s because they let viewers in distant cities see the working port that made Baltimore one of the country's busiest commercial centers. The masts and wharves in the foreground show how closely the city's economy depended on the water.

Created / publishedNew York : Pub. by H.I. Megarey, c1831 (printed by J. & G. Neale at Illman and Pilbrows).
Medium1 print : aquatint with watercolor.
GenreAquatints Color 1830-1840.
SubjectsPiers & wharves--Maryland--Baltimore--1830-1840. Ships--Maryland--Baltimore--1830-1840. Baltimore (Md.)--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,337 × 2,949 px · prints to 14 × 10 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-174006

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