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Antique black and white illustration of the Boston cityscape with prominent buildings and a church steeple after the Great Fire in 1872. Black-and-White-Antique-Illustration-Boston-General-View-of-the-Ruins-from-the-West-Side-of-Washington-Street-The-Old-South-Church-and-the-Transcript-Building-in-the-Foreground-Historical-Prints-US-Massachusetts-1872-Harpers-Weekly-Maps-Of-Antiquity

1872 - [Great Fire of Boston] Boston, General View of the Ruins, from the West Side of Washington Street, The Old South Church and the Transcript Building in the Foreground. - Antique Print

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Item number: MAS196

Genuine Antique Illustration

1872

Maker: Harper's Weekly

 

Black and white antique illustration of the fire of Boston from Harper's Weekly November 30, 1872. The Great Boston Fire of 1872 stands as the largest fire in the history of Boston, Massachusetts. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83–87 Summer Street. The fire was finally contained around midday on November 10, after it had consumed about 65 acres of Boston's downtown, 776 buildings, and much of the financial district. Very good overall antique condition, 9.5 x 13.5 inches.

Note: any "rainbows" or strange patterns in the image are called moire effect- caused by taking a digital photo or scan of the many parallel lines in the engraved print- these are not in the print and we can try to take more photos if you are concerned.

Genuine Antique Print from 1872

Item Number: MAS196