A view of Boston

Viewing Boston from the ocean was not a novel concept originated by 19th century bird’s eye view artists. This Revolutionary War era landscape scene, published with a collection of nautical charts, depicted Boston Harbor as it would have appeared to approaching ships. While no...

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7h149z72h
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map
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normalized
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1779
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English
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06_01_004512
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Boston Public Library
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United States
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Massachusetts
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1
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[London]
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Published by J.F.W. Des Barres
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