[upthesaukee]

As I read all the ideas about the vantage point location and its view, I notice almost all of the land, except for a few small areas, are heavily forested.

I would think that in the period from the early to late 1800s, a great deal of the land would have been clear cut, devoid of trees, with much of the land either used for farming or pasture land, mainly for sheep. Think hiking in the woods now and finding stone walls nowhere near today's roadways.

While this "might" be somewhere around Winnipesaukee, I do agree with others that the artist utilized a great deal of artistic license, especially with the forests.

JMHO

Dave