Telegraph Hill

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Telegraph Hill

Date

July 4, 1832

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 8 5/8

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.17

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

According to Maximilian's account, Bodmer made a number of drawings of Boston Bay and the distant shoreline and city of Boston on the morning of July 4. One of these features a view of the island in the harbor from which a flag telegraph transmitted signals to vessels.

References in Journal

July 4, 1832

Labels:

vessels, seagoing ship , coastline , Telegraph Hill, Boston, Massachusetts , Boston, Massachusetts

Approximate Depicted Location:

Telegraph Hill, Boston, Massachusetts