Carwitham, John. A South East View of the Great Town of Boston in New England in America. London, 1764 or later.

John Carwitham A South East View of the Great Town of Boston in New England in America London, 1764 or later 12" x 17 3/4"   Taken from the vantage point of Castle Island and portraying the town from South Battery to the North End, the view was originally engraved circa 1736. The dominant features are Long Wharf, Fort Hill to its left (i.e., south) and in the background the three peaks of the Trimontane, of which only Beacon Hill remains today. Also notable are the many church spires, their height exaggerated probably for artistic purposes. Carwitham's view is copied from the first state of the monumental 3-sheet view of Boston by William Burgis, A South East View of the Great Town of Boston in New England in America, drawn in 1722, which was engraved by John Harris and printed in 1723 and is generally considered to be the earliest printed view of Boston. The first state of the Burgis view of Boston is apparently known in only two examples, one of which is in the Crown Collection of th