Portrait of Increase Mather. Born 21 June 1639 in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Died 23 August 1723 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Wood engraving after Joan van der Spriet (c. 1660 - c. 1690), c. 1880. Good condition. Short margins. Verso: English text. Mounted onto a slightly later album leaf. Note: dimensions reflect the entire leaf, excluding the mount. Dimensions: 64 x 59 mm. Increase Mather was Author, Minister, Puritan, Puritan clergyman, and President of Harvard College.