File:Boston Light ppmsca.09357.jpg
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English: Caption: "To the Merchants of Boston this View of the Light House is most humbly presented By their Humble Servt Wm. Burgis." Reproduction of mezzotint. Caption on page (not shown): "The first light-house build within the limits of the United States." Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1884, frontispiece. |
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| Author | William Burgis | ||
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Robinson, John, and Dow, George Francis. The Sailing Ships of New England, 1607-1907. United States, Marine Research Society, 1922. Google Books Page 17 Image Caption: VIEW OF THE BOSTON LIGHTHOUSE AND AN ARMED SLOOP From the mezzotint after a drawing by William Burgis of Boston, made in 1729 and now in the possession of the United States Light House Board. The only known example. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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