Paul Revere. A View of the Town of Boston. 1774

Paul Revere. A View of the Town of Boston with several Ships of War in the Harbour. 1774.

This engraving was originally used as the foldout frontispiece for the first number of the pre-eminent colonial periodical, The Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement . The engraving is based upon Revere's 1770 view of Boston but shows the town from a greater distance.
Description: Engraving. 6 & 5/8 x 10 & 3/8.
Source: The Museum of Graphic Art. American Printmaking: The First 150 Years. 1969.