Inside Out Library · Explore

Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger (1856)

Pulsifer, David, 1802-1894, Andrew, John, 1815-1875, egr., Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1875, egr., Hill George W., 1815-1893, egr., Barry, egr. · John P. Jewett & Co.; Jewett, Proctor & Worthington · leaf 213

An illustration from Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger, 1856, leaf 213
swimminggracefully in the coves, and rising and sinking with theswell of the tide. The moonlight evenings here are ex-ceedingly lovely; and the phosphoric radiance of the bil-lows, on favorable nights, (making the waters look like asea of fire,) exhibits a scene of wonderful beauty. But, however… … NAHANT. 189 to fury, are foaming along like living mountains — break-ing upon the precipitous cliffs — dashing into the roughgorges — thundering in the subterranean caverns of rocks,and throwing the white foam and spray, like vast columnsof smoke, hundreds of feet in the air, above the…

Boston (Mass.) -- Guidebooks · Boston (Mass.) -- History · Boston (Mass.) -- Public buildings · Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Boston · Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Stations · Cemeteries -- Massachusetts -- Boston · Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.) -- Description · Churches -- Massachusetts -- Boston · Historic buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston · Theatres -- Massachusetts -- Boston · Associations, institutions, etc. -- Massachusetts -- Boston · Travel literature -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 19th century · Guidebooks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 19th century · Advertisements -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 19th century

Internet Archive · Boston Library Consortium · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger

More like this