The Bunker Hill Monument

Description

The travelers spent several days in Boston and neighboring Charlestown and Cambridge. On July 6, Bodmer and Maximilian visited the monument being erected in memory of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Building blocks were scattered about the site, and Maximilian took the liberty of acquiring several small granite souvenirs.

Original German Title

None

Medium

ink and wash on paper

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 8 5/8

Call No.

JAM.1986.49.21

Approximate Date of Creation

6th July 1832