1839-1840
Folder 4
GUSN-370301
Drawn by J. W. Barber. Engraved by S. E. Brown, Boston. The view was taken from the burying ground on Copps Hill, in Boston. Bunker Hill Monument, in its unfinished state, on Breeds Hill, and Bunker Hill, a little to the northward, are seen in the distance in the central part of the view. A part of the buildings connected with the U. S. Navy Yard are seen on the extreme right. Engraving. Date: 1839-1840. Unframed. Source: Historical Collections, Being a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Massachusetts, with Geographical Description. By John Warner Barber. Worcester: Published by Warren Lazell.
exterior views
engravings (prints)
engravings (prints)
1 engraved print; 4 ½ x 6 ½ inches
The materials in this collection were collected by Anne Booth in the 1970s to early 1980s, mostly purchased at Goodspeed's Book Shop and Haley & Steele.
GC012
Anne Booth graphic collection
2018
GC012.01.06
Gift
Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Artist)
Brown, Samuel E., d. approximately 1860 (Engraver)
engravings (prints)
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
Brown, Samuel E., d. approximately 1860
Item description from original donor.
Item
Folder 4
John Warner Barber (1798-1885) was a Connecticut artist and engraver whose books of state, national, and local history featured his illustrations, which caught the flavor and appearance of city, town, and countryside.Samuel E. Brown (died circa 1860) was a Boston-based engraver active between 1840 and 1860. He had known partnerships in the following firms in Boston: Devereux & Brown (1842-44), Brown & Worcester (1846-47), Samuel E. Brown & Co. (1848), and Manning & Brown (1856).
Barber, John Warner. (1957). In G. C. Groce & D. H. Wallce (Eds.), The New-York Historical Societys Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860 (p. 28). Yale University Press.
Brown, Samuel E. (1957). In G. C. Groce & D. H. Wallce (eds.), The New-York Historical Societys Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860 (p. 88). Yale University Press.
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