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A South East View of the City of Boston in North America

Engraver John Carwitham British
Publisher Bowles & Carver British
[ca. 1764] reissued ca. 1793
Not on view
This view of Boston, Massachusetts was published by Bowles and Carver, who operated a print publishing business in St. Paul's Churchyard , London between 1793 and 1832. They here reissued a view originally etched by John Carwitham between 1723 and 1741, when the city was an important British colonial port.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A South East View of the City of Boston in North America
  • Engraver: John Carwitham (British, active 1723–41)
  • Publisher: Bowles & Carver (British, active 1793–1832)
  • Date: [ca. 1764] reissued ca. 1793
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 10 11/16 × 17 1/16 in. (27.1 × 43.4 cm)
    Plate: 11 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (29.6 × 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.2.2091
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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