The port book of Boston; . The Port Book of Boston The New Custom House. i! ^. The Port Bookof Boston Boston Harbor and Bay AT the present point of departure of the steamersfor the beaches and shore resorts stood theold Sconce, or Southern Battery, in the eigh-teenth century ; and at the present location of Bat-tery Wharf, now occupied by the Merchants &Miners line, was the North Battery. Between thesetwo defences lay the Great Cove, which at that timeconstituted the inner haven, stretching well inland,as the land now lies. The print by Paul Revere, of which a reproductionis shown facing our t
The port book of Boston; . The Port Book of Boston The New Custom House. i! ^. The Port Bookof Boston Boston Harbor and Bay AT the present point of departure of the steamersfor the beaches and shore resorts stood theold Sconce, or Southern Battery, in the eigh-teenth century ; and at the present location of Bat-tery Wharf, now occupied by the Merchants &Miners line, was the North Battery. Between thesetwo defences lay the Great Cove, which at that timeconstituted the inner haven, stretching well inland,as the land now lies. The print by Paul Revere, of which a reproductionis shown facing our title page, was made in 1768,when the Revolution was already fermenting, andonly seven years before Revere made his midnightride to Lexington and beyond. The North Batteryis shown in the engraving, but the Sconce is notincluded. The church almost touching the left-handmargin of the picture is the First Church in Boston ;the tower next as you travel to the right is that of the THE PORT BOOK
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