Aqueduct of Potomac, Georgetown, D.C. / drawn from nature by F. Dielman ; lith. by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore. – Vintage 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 lithograph of Aqueduct of Potomac, Georgetown, D.C. / drawn from nature by F. Dielman ; lith. by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Aqueduct of Potomac, Georgetown, D.C. / drawn from nature by F. Dielman ; lith. by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore.
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Five stone arches carry the Georgetown Aqueduct over Rock Creek just before the creek meets the Potomac, and this color lithograph shows the structure as it stood in the mid-1860s. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal's water traffic crossed on it, and the span was completed in the 1840s as part of the canal's push westward. During the Civil War, the aqueduct's wide deck also carried Union army wagons and foot traffic between Georgetown and Virginia. The print was drawn from nature by F. Dielman and lithographed in Baltimore by E. Sachse & Co., a firm known for city views.
| Created / published | Washington, D.C. : Published by C. Bohn, c1865. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Cityscape prints 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by C. Bohn. |
| Subjects | Aqueducts--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,460 × 1,156 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216097 |
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