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An engraved print depicting British soldiers landing in Boston Harbor in 1768. The troops were sent to Boston after riots erupted following the passage of the Townshend Acts in London in 1767. Several British warships are shown in the harbor and British soldiers can be seen marching down Long Wharf into the city. A partial view of the city of Boston can be seen in the background with seven prominent church steeples and the cupola of Faneuil Hall. A key printed beneath the print identifies Long Whart, Hancock's Wharf, North Battery, and eight of the warships. Additional text beneath print describes the event in sarcastic terms. A cartouche in the lower right corner of the print mockingly dedicates the print to the Earl of Hillsborough who ordered the British troops to Boston The cartouche shows a Native American, symbol of colonial America, with his foot on the neck of a British soldier.
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Document identity
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4m90f850d
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A view of part of the town of Boston in New-England and Brittish [sic] ships of war landing their troops! 1768
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map
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map
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title
A view of part of the town of Boston in New-England and Brittish [sic] ships of war landing their troops! 1768
description
An engraved print depicting British soldiers landing in Boston Harbor in 1768. The troops were sent to Boston after riots erupted following the passage of the Townshend Acts in London in 1767. Several British warships are shown in the harbor and British soldiers can be seen marching down Long Wharf into the city. A partial view of the city of Boston can be seen in the background with seven prominent church steeples and the cupola of Faneuil Hall. A key printed beneath the print identifies Long Whart, Hancock's Wharf, North Battery, and eight of the warships. Additional text beneath print describes the event in sarcastic terms. A cartouche in the lower right corner of the print mockingly dedicates the print to the Earl of Hillsborough who ordered the British troops to Boston The cartouche shows a Native American, symbol of colonial America, with his foot on the neck of a British soldier.
date
["[1870]"]
year
1870
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011182
creators
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Warships--Pictorial works
Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Pictorial works
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes--Pictorial works
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
Long Wharf (Boston, Mass.)--Pictorial works
Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Boston Harbor
Long Wharf
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
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1
source
import
pubPlace
Chicago, Ill
publisher
Alfred L. Sewell
Source extras
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sf268508b
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9s1621613
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42.3333
schema:longitude
-70.9667
extent
1 view : col. ; 25 x 40 cm.
notes
Publication date based on an advertisement in the Boston Gazette, April 16, 1770.
The original design for this print was formerly and inaccurately attributed to the painter Charles Remick. Remick, however, may have assisted in the hand-coloring of the print.
"Western Bank Note & Engraving Co."
Original version: Boston : Paul Revere, [1770].
Gift: Bank of America. BRL
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4m90f850d
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map
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