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Auction 199, Lot 236

"Bird's Eye View of the City of Boston",

Subject: Boston, Massachusetts

Period: 1856 (circa)

Publication: Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.6 x 13.4 inches
52.3 x 34 cm
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A lovely view of Boston looking to the east from the corner of Park and Beacon streets. In the foreground are various buildings, several church steeples, and Boston Common while Boston Harbor fills the background. At center is the newspaper's headquarters marked "Ballou's Pictorial" with an American flag flying from its roof. Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion is similar in layout to Harper's Weekly but preceded it by several years. Drawn by A.R. Hill and engraved by John Andrews.

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Condition: A

Clean and crisp with a short centerfold separation in the bottom blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival materials.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $130

Closed on 9/11/2024

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