Birds Eye View of the City of Washington from the Dome of the U.S. Capitol – Antique Map Print
(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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This rare antique map captures Birds Eye View of the City of Washington from the Dome of the U.S. Capitol in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west
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Birds Eye View of the City of Washington from the Dome of the U.S. Capitol
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From a vantage point high above the Capitol's unfinished dome, this 1860 lithograph by A. Sachse & Co. shows Washington spread out below in a sweeping bird's-eye view. The firm, based in Philadelphia, specialized in detailed panoramic city views that combined surveyed streets with artistic perspective. The image captures the capital on the eve of the Civil War, when the dome was still under construction and the city's broad avenues and open spaces were far less built up than they would become. Viewers today often study such maps to see how the layout of the National Mall and surrounding neighborhoods looked before later growth.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Creator | a. sachse & co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 2,925 × 2,325 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west |
| Reference | DC-Washington-1860s (matted) |
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