33005. (engraving) Boston Light House c.1789. “A South West View of the Lighthouse Situate at the Entrance of Boston Harbor… Engraved for Massachusetts Magazine for Feb. 1789.”
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33005. (engraving) Boston Light House c.1789. “A South West View of the Lighthouse Situate at the Entrance of Boston Harbor… Engraved for Massachusetts Magazine for Feb. 1789.”
- (engraving) Boston Light House c.1789. “A South West View of the Lighthouse Situate at the Entrance of Boston Harbor… Engraved for Massachusetts Magazine for Feb. 1789.” 5 ½” x 8”. The first Boston Light stood as a beacon in Boston Harbor for 60 years until the British blew it up in 1776. Built in 1716, it was the first lighthouse in the United States. In 1719 it was asked “That a great Gun may be placed on Said Island to answer Ships in a Fogg” and one was supplied that year on which the date 1700 was engraved. A very early example of engraving in America. Clean, crisp, light age toning. (VG+). $24.