3 FINE VIEWS AROUND BOSTON HARBOUR.

Published by [London: The British Admiralty,] 1773.

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Single sheet with three engraved views (sheet size: 32 6/8 x 24 inches; plate 10 x 6 4/8 inches). 3 engraved views of Boston Harbour by William Pierrie after Des Barres. Three exceptionally fine views from des Barres magnificent "Atlantic Neptune": A Front View of the Lines taken from the advanced Post near Browns House; A View of the Harbour of Boston taken from Fort Hill; A View of the Country towards Dorchester, taken from the advanced works on Boston Neck. Des Barres's service to the British Crown began in about 1752 when he enrolled as a cadet at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich near London. Founded in 1741 the Academy was established to teach all the branches of mathematics necessary for men who would serve in the Artillery or as Engineers. Des Barres had already received an extensive education in his native Switzerland where he had studied both applied and theoretical mathematics at the University of Basle. Upon the completion of his training he became one of the first officers to be commissioned in the newly formed Royal American Regiment. Thus, it was that at the close of the French and Indian War, Des Barres was sent to America by the British Admiralty to survey the coasts of the Maritime Provinces. These provinces, so recently acquired from France, had never been adequately mapped, and Des Barres spent the next ten years constructing a series of charts of unparalleled accuracy and beauty. Ultimately the project was expanded to include the entire Atlantic and gulf coasts of North America and his findings were published in the monumental "Atlantic Neptune". Catalogued by Kate Hunter @ Arader Galleries.…

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Title
3 FINE VIEWS AROUND BOSTON HARBOUR.
Author
DES BARRES, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824).
Publisher
[London: The British Admiralty,] 1773.
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Arader Galleries has specialized in the field of color-plate books and early works on paper for over fifty years. Our main specialisms are Americana, Maps/Atlases, Voyages and Natural History (with a special focus on the works of John James Audubon). We would be delighted to answer any questions you may have about any of the books listed on ABE or to welcome you to our gallery in New York.

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