Ancient building at the corner of Ann-Street and Market-Square, view from the N.E. corner of Elm-Street

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1828

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Dock Square

GUSN

GUSN-198465

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Description

This engraving depicts a small building showing the view of the corner site where the ancient building, constructed circa 1695, once stood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
buildings (structures)
corners (object components)
engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR116

Physical Descrption

1 newspaper engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1900.002

Image Dimensions

5 x 4.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Ann Street (Boston, Mass.)
Market Square (Boston, Mass.)

Accruals Note

This page was taken from the 1828 edition of "A History of Boston, the Metropolis of Massachusetts..." by Caleb Snow.

Restrictions

Poor

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1825.). A history of Boston, the metropolis of Massachusetts, from its origin to the present period; with some account of the environs. By Caleb H. Snow .... A. Bowen,.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Dock Square

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