Title
[View of the country round Boston taken from Beacon hill].
Creator
Williams, Richard, active 1750-1776, artist.
Publication details
[1775]
Physical details
1 drawing : ink and watercolour ; sheet 16.9 x 47.9 cm
Description
View from Boston looking north-east, with British soldier standing beside a cannon on top of Beacon Hill in the foreground, rooftops and spires of North Boston, sailing ships and H.M.S. Somerset entering the harbour beyond, and Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Noddle Island and Hog Island seen across Mystic River in the background; key below.
Place
Boston (Mass.)
Additional information
No. 5 of six sheets individually numbered by the artist, depicting the area around Boston as seen from the city during the siege after the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775). Signed with initials on plate no. 4: 'R.W.f:'. Title on plate no. 1 and dedication and production details on plates no. 2-4: 'shewing the Lines, Ridouts & Different Encampments of the Rebels also those of his Majesty's Troops under the command of his Excellency Lieut. General Gage, Governor of Massachuset's Bay &c &c. These Drawings are most humbly inscribed to Colonel James of the Royal Artillery by his obliged Servant R.d Williams'.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.120.38.f.