Boston

Shortly after John Bachmann published the first birds eye view of Boston in 1850, the accomplished artist J.W. Hill prepared this romantic view of the city. In composing his rendition, Hill employs traditional ground-level or landscape perspective. He places the waterfront and...

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x059cb00n
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map
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stage
normalized
year
year
1857
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rights
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No known restrictions on use.
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reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
language
English
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identifierLocal
06_01_001850
institution
institution
Boston Public Library
country
country
United States
state
state
Massachusetts
county
county
Suffolk
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city
Boston
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1
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pubPlace
pubPlace
New York
publisher
publisher
Smith Brothers & Co.
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