Liberty Tree, 1774, corner of Essex and Orange Streets

Item Information

Title:
Liberty Tree, 1774, corner of Essex and Orange Streets
Description:
"The world should never forget the spot where once stood Liberty Tree, so famous in your annals.--La Fayette in Boston." Now this spot is the corner of Washington and Essex Streets.
Engraver:
Bowen, Abel, 1790-1850
Date:
1835
Format:
Prints
Genre:
prints (visual works)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
houses
scenes (depictions)
streetscapes
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Essex Street (Boston, Mass.)
Liberty Tree (Boston, Mass.)
Liberty trees
trees (woody plants)
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 wood block print
Link to Item:
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Terms of Use:
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Identifier:
198383
Call #:
GC002.01.MA.3550.019