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1994-26, Print
A South East View of the Great Town of Boston in New England in America
1994-26, Print

A South East View of the Great Town of Boston in New England in America

Date1764
Publisher 1724 - 1793
Engraver fl. 1723 - 1741
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored line engraving on laid paper
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1994-26
DescriptionLower margin reads: "I. Carwitham sculp./ Printed for Carrington Bowles Map & Printseller at N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London."Label TextThis is one of the images thought to accompany the Bodleian plate, intended for William Byrd's unpublished history. It is also a view that was available in the American colonies after about 1765.ProvenanceBefore 1994, Henry Taliaferro (New York, NY); 1994-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).