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Baltimore in 1752

Description

A hand-colored aquatint depicting Baltimore, Maryland, in 1752 as viewed from the harbor. The print also includes a list of 29 different landmarks that are visible in the image. The caption beneath the image reads: BALTIMORE IN 1752, From a Sketch then made by John Moale Esq. deceased, corrected by the late Daniel Bonley Esq. "from his certain recollection, and that of other aged persons, well acquainted with it, with whom he compared Notes."

Date

1817

Contributor(s) Notes

Engraver: William Strickland; Artist: John Moale; Editor: Daniel Bowley; Writer of added text: H. S. Tanner

Language(s)

Collection Number

1988.61

Dimensions

43.1 x 73.1 cm

Object ID

H16

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

2368

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

The Maryland Center for History and Culture believes this work to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States and it therefore may be used, reproduced and distributed without permission. As MCHC is responsible for the digitized version of this work, MCHC requests attribution for material obtained from this website, citing our name and the resource ID.

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