A black-and-white print of a busy port with people, boats, and buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

"Portland, Me."

John William Hill (1812-1879)

Date

1855
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph
Dimensions

Image: 23 x 39 1/2 in.
Sheet: 25 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: PAINTED BY J W HILL
l.l.: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by Geo. R. Davis in the clerks office of the District Court of Maine.
l.c.: PORTLAND, ME["E" is raised]; PRINTED BY ENDICOTT & Co. N.Y.
l.c.: To the Citizens of Portland, this picture is most respectfully dedicated by, the publishers \Smith Brothers & Co. \ illeg (cropped)
l.c. seal: PORTLAND IN 1855 \ POPULATION 27000
l.r.: CHAs PARSONS LITH. N.Y.
l.r.: Published by Geo. R. Davis, Stationer / 53 Exchange St. Portland Maine
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1986.1
Copyright

© Estate of Thomas Willoughby Nason

Location: Off view

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