{"product_id":"boston-general-view-of-the-ruins-from-the-west-side-of-washington-street-the-old-south-church-and-the-transcript-building-in-the-foreground-sold-harpers-weekly-1872-mas196","title":"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","description":"\u003cp\u003eItem number: MAS196\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenuine Antique Illustration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1872\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaker: Harper's Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white antique illustration of the fire of Boston from Harper's Weekly November 30, 1872. \u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003eGreat Boston Fire of 1872\u003cspan\u003e stands as the largest fire in the history of \u003c\/span\u003eBoston\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eMassachusetts\u003cspan\u003e. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83–87 \u003c\/span\u003eSummer Street\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Fire_Historical_Society_1-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003efinancial district\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003eVery good overall antique condition, 9.5 x 13.5 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenuine Antique Print from 1872\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItem Number: MAS196\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boston Flat File","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40161223672004,"sku":"MAS196","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/4332\/5124\/files\/MAS196-Antique-Illustration-Print-Boston-Ruins-Washington-Street-Old-South-Church-Transcript-Building-Historical-Great-Fire-Prints-Massachusetts-1872-Harpers-Weekly.jpg?v=1776800347","url":"https:\/\/mapsofantiquity.com\/products\/boston-general-view-of-the-ruins-from-the-west-side-of-washington-street-the-old-south-church-and-the-transcript-building-in-the-foreground-sold-harpers-weekly-1872-mas196","provider":"Maps of Antiquity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}