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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan] – Historic Reproduction

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

(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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A window into the past: [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan], preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The reverse of this floor plan of the United States Capitol carries a detail easy to overlook: side elevations of cranes, the hoisting machines that lifted stone and timber during construction. Drawings like this one belong to the architectural and engineering collection at the Library of Congress, and they show how the building was worked out on paper before and during its erection. Construction began in 1793, when George Washington laid the cornerstone, and the Capitol grew over several decades under successive architects. Its plans changed many times along the way, so sheets like this record decisions made during that long process.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
GenreVerso shows elevations of cranes (ADE - UNIT 2458, no. 1v). Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 655 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175806

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