View of Washington, published by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore – Vintage Map Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique map of View of Washington, published by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: View of Washington
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View of Washington, published by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore
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This 1852 bird's-eye view, published in Baltimore by E. Sachse & Co., shows the national capital from an elevated vantage point, with its broad avenues and government buildings laid out in perspective. Edward Sachse's firm produced many such city views in the mid-1800s, when lithographed panoramas were a popular way for Americans to see growing cities they might never visit. The Capitol and the unfinished Washington Monument, then still only partly built, are among the features that make the map worth a closer look as a record of the city in its early development.
| Created / published | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Creator | e. sachse & co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 2,100 × 1,501 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | View of Washington |
| Reference | DC-Washington-1852-uncorrected-GC |
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