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[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

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Summary

Drawing shows view from a British redoubt, with cannon and soldier in the foreground, on Beacon Hill. Includes legend which identifies prominent features, such as the (1) Mystic River, (8) North Boston, and (11) The Somerset at anchor in Boston Harbor.

Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 494.

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Date

01/01/1775
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Location

East Boston (Boston, Mass.)42.37500, -71.03917
Google Map of 42.375, -71.03916666666666
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Source

Library of Congress
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