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A view of Boston taken on the road to Dorchester.

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465957


Item data

Title

A view of Boston taken on the road to Dorchester.

Collection

Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History
The signers to the Declaration of Independence
Introduction, part 2.

Names

Newton, James, 1748-approximately 1804 (Engraver)
Pierrie, William, active 1768-1776 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1776
Place: [London]
Publisher: [J.F.W. Des Barres]

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZP

Subjects

Boston (Mass.)

Genres

Prints

Notes

Citation/Reference: EM1801

Physical Description

Engravings

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 34821500-c606-012f-dc85-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1776

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A view of Boston taken on the road to Dorchester." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/34821500-c606-012f-dc85-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1776). A view of Boston taken on the road to Dorchester. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/34821500-c606-012f-dc85-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A view of Boston taken on the road to Dorchester." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/34821500-c606-012f-dc85-58d385a7bc34

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