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Title: Antique views of ye towne of Boston
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Stark, James Henry
Subjects: Dwellings Historic buildings
Publisher: Boston : Published by ye Photo-electrotype engraving co. ...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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hants foi a Warehouse, about 1700. It was torn dow n in August, 1824. tomaka way for the improvements tlnii inaugurated in thai locality.At one tune it was a place of considerable business and latterlythe public scales were kepi there. The bricks in the buildingwere of larger Bize than those now used and the foundation stoodon a sandy marsh. The engraving here given of the building wasreproduced by the lhoto-Klectrotype Engraving process iVomShaws Hi-ior\ ol r.iwidii lsi7. Snows History of Boston,publishedin 1825, contains an engraving of this building, which .showsniau\ alteration-* in the tirst story, but otherwise is the same. I hrakes I Bstory published in 187(!, also contains a cut of it but-how - the whole building reversed ; that is the windows, etc., whicharc on the rigbl in Shaws and Snows arc on the left in Drakes.This is probably the fault of the engraver and has led us to givethe preference io the works published at or about the time thebuilding was still standing. * • 1
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ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. 83 THE OLD STATE HOUSE. This engraving- of the Old State House is one of the best viewsin existence. It was reproduced from the Mass. Magazine for 1793,and is a view looking down State street from Washington street.What makes it especially valuable is the view it presents of thebuildings surrounding it, and the animated appearance of thestreet, with its numerous vehicles, horsemen and pedestrians,dressed in the costumes of that period. The Mass. Magazine contained the following description of theengraving at the time of its publication. The present large andelegant Plate exhibits a superb S. W. view of the State House,with the sketch of several capital buildings improved by mer-chants of eminence. The busy scenes of life which are daily act-ing on this populous theatre of general resort, are strongly deli-neated by the various groups of industrious citizens passing to andfro, on horse back, afoot or in carriages. The shipping, discov-ered at a distance, whose

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