Washington, D.C. with projected improvements – Vintage Wall Art
![Washington, D.C. with projected improvements, [ca. 1852] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/77/77bc8d8c4573-L.webp)
(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 lithograph captures Washington, D.C. with projected improvements in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Washington, D.C. with projected improvements
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A color lithograph titled *Washington, D.C. with projected improvements* turns the capital's future into a single view, with the city's planned monuments and public works laid out as if already complete. Its catalog subjects are monuments and city planning, which points to the Washington Monument, whose cornerstone was laid in 1848 and whose construction stalled in the mid-1850s. Prints like this one show how many Americans imagined a grand national capital while the city was still largely unfinished, with muddy streets, open fields, and a Capitol still under expansion.
| Created / published | [ca. 1852] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Monuments & memorials--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860. City planning--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,018 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176095 |
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