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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan] – Antique Wall Art

[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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Step back in time with [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan], a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Floor plans of the Capitol are valuable records of how the building was meant to work, and this sheet has an unusual extra: its reverse holds elevations of cranes, the hoisting machines used to raise stone and timber on a construction site. The building's design passed through several hands, beginning with William Thornton's winning entry, and was reworked by Benjamin Latrobe and Charles Bulfinch after British troops burned the structure in 1814. Drawn in ink, watercolor and graphite, the sheet pairs careful architectural drafting with practical engineering, so both sides are worth examining.

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 × 718 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118137

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