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On Display: House - Essex Room
Print (Etching)
A View of the City of Boston the Capital of NEW ENGLAND,/ in North America. | Vue de la Ville de Boston, Capitale de la NOUVELLE ANGLETERRE,/ dans l'Amerique Septentrionale.
Thomas Pownall, Pierre-Charles Canot, Mr. Pugh, John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Pownall (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0273
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Charles E. Merrill Trust for the Purchase of English Objects
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Object Number
1976.0273
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
A View of the City of Boston the Capital of NEW ENGLAND,/ in North America. | Vue de la Ville de Boston, Capitale de la NOUVELLE ANGLETERRE,/ dans l'Amerique Septentrionale.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Pownall (Artist); Pierre-Charles Canot (Etcher); Mr. Pugh (Painter); John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath title
Inscription: Drawn on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownal; Painted by M.\r Pugh, & Engraved by P.C.Canot.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: London. Printed for John Bowles at N.\o 13. in Cornhill. Robert Sayer at N.\o 53. in Fleet Street. Tho.\s Jefferys the Corner of S.\t Martins Lane in the Strand. Carington Bowles at N.\o 69. in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at N.\o 82. in Cornhill.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- City view
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
Dimensions (inches)
18 (H) x 24.125 (W) x 12.75 (Image H) x 20.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.7 (H) x 61.278 (W) x 32.38 (Image H) x 51 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 14.5 in. (36.8 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 20.75 in. (52.7 cm). Chain interval: 2.8 cm. Laid lines 8 per cm.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Publisher Date
01/01/1768
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Edition Watermark
none