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View of Gloucester Harbor with the Sea Serpent of 1817

View of Gloucester Harbor with the Sea Serpent of 1817

(American, 1782–1841)
after 1817
Medium/TechniqueEngraving with hand coloring
DimensionsPlatemark: 30.5 x 46 cm (12 x 18 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 34 x 48 cm (13 3/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number2007.976
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, below image: A correct View of the Town and outer Harbour of Gloucester and the appearance of the Sea Serpent. / as was Seen on the 14th August 1817 -- from the Original sketch of Capt John Beach Jr.
Provenance2002, found in collection; 2007, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: December 28, 2007)
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