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Vuë de Boston. Prospect von Boston gegen der Bucht am Hasen Vuë de Boston vers le Cale du Port / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect von Boston gegen der Bucht am Hasen Vuë de Boston vers le Cale du Port / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

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Summary

Print shows the harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, two ships at anchor, British soldiers and men working, merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Boston as a typical European city.
(as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse).
Collection des prospects.
Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux avec Privilege de Sa Majesté Imperiale et avec Defense ni d'en faire ni de vendre les Copies.
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. 519.
Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011.

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Date

1800 - 1900
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Contributors

Habermann, Franz Xaver, 1721-1796.
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html

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