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Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
Boston, U.S. from a Balloon
Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
Sprague and Company, London (active about 1870–1913)
After: James Wallace Black (American, 1825–1896)
After: James Wallace Black (American, 1825–1896)
English
1883
Medium/Technique
Ink-photolithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.3 × 19.2 cm (10 3/4 × 7 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6952
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThis photolithograph reproduces an 1860 aerial view of Boston, taken by James Wallace Black from the balloon "Queen of the Air." Black's photos, rather poetically titled "Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It" were the first aerial photographs taken in the United States.
Issued with The Photographic News, June 29, 1883
Issued with The Photographic News, June 29, 1883
Marks
Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsUpper center, in letterpress: Supplement to "The Photographic News" 29th June, 1883
Lower left, in stone: "Ink-Photo," Sprague & Co., London
Lower center, in letterpress: Boston, U.S. / from a Balloon.
Lower left, in stone: "Ink-Photo," Sprague & Co., London
Lower center, in letterpress: Boston, U.S. / from a Balloon.
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)