DC Washington 1852 MAP – Historic Map Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with DC Washington 1852 MAP, an antique map rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
DC Washington 1852 MAP
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Rather than a view of the monument alone, this 1852 map places the Washington National Monument within the city as it stood while the obelisk was rising. The cornerstone had been laid on July 4, 1848, and the site sat on open ground where the city's planned avenues were still largely undeveloped. Maps from this period are useful for seeing how sparse the surrounding streets and grounds were. Construction halted in 1854 for lack of funds and did not resume until 1879, so the monument's unfinished state in this era is part of what makes the map worth studying.
| Original scan | 1,370 × 979 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | DC-Washington-1852 |
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