A South East View of the City of Boston in North America
This view of Boston, Massachusetts was published by Bowles and Carver, who operated a print publishing business in St. Paul's Churchyard , London between 1793 and 1832. They here reissued a view originally etched by John Carwitham between 1723 and 1741, when the city was an important British colonial port.
Artwork Details
- Title: A South East View of the City of Boston in North America
- Engraver: John Carwitham (British, active 1723–41)
- Publisher: Bowles & Carver (British, active 1793–1832)
- Date: [ca. 1764] reissued ca. 1793
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 10 11/16 × 17 1/16 in. (27.1 × 43.4 cm)
Plate: 11 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (29.6 × 44.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
- Object Number: 83.2.2091
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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John Carwitham
Bowles & Carver
[ca. 1765] reissued ca. 1793
Multiple artists/makers
after 1764
John Carwitham
1723–41
John Carwitham
Bowles & Carver
[ca. 1765] reissued ca. 1793
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1764
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