The Capitol of Indiana, Indianapolis – Historic Reproduction
![The Capitol of Indiana, Indianapolis, [published 1860] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1e/1e47524d31aa-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of The Capitol of Indiana, Indianapolis. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Capitol of Indiana, Indianapolis
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The engraving shows the Indiana State House in Indianapolis, the building that housed the state government when this view appeared in Robert Sears's *Pictorial Description of the United States* in 1860. Indianapolis had become the state capital in 1825, after lawmakers chose a site in the middle of the state, and the first State House was finished in the early 1830s. Sears's book pairs such city and building views with short written descriptions, so this print reflects how a mid-century reader would have seen the young capital.
| Created / published | [published 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1860.Engravings 1860. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Pictorial description of the United States ... / Robert Sears. New York: Robert Sears, 1860, p. 535. |
| Subjects | Capitols--Indiana--Indianapolis--1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-181010 |
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