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Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west / Lith. & print by A. Sachse & Co. – Vintage Map Wall Art

Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west / Lith. & print by A. Sachse & Co., Balto., Md. : A. Sachse & Co., [between 1860 and 1890] — antique lithograph
Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west / Lith. & print by A. Sachse & Co., Balto., Md. : A. Sachse & Co., [between 1860 and 1890]. Antique lithograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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Step back in time with Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west / Lith. & print by A. Sachse & Co., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Capitol Looking west / Lith. & print by A. Sachse & Co.

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Looking west from the Capitol dome, this lithograph gives a rare high vantage over the young federal city, with the Mall and its surrounding streets spread out below. A. Sachse & Co., a Baltimore firm known for detailed bird's-eye city views, printed it in the late nineteenth century, a period when Washington was growing quickly and its skyline was still dominated by government buildings and open ground. Artists in this genre drew from elevated viewpoints to show streets, public buildings and monuments in a single panoramic sheet, so the print works as both a map and a portrait of the city as it stood between 1860 and 1890.

Created / publishedBalto., Md. : A. Sachse & Co., [between 1860 and 1890]
Medium1 print : lithograph ; 58.4 x 90 cm. (sheet)
GenreBird's-eye view prints 1860-1890.Cityscape prints 1860-1890.Lithographs 1860-1890.
NotesCopyright by A. Sachse & Co., Baltimore, Md. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1890. Government facilities--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1890. Monuments & memorials--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1890. Washington (D.C.)--1860-1890.United States--District of Columbia--Washington.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 934 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-112910

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