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City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard – Antique Print

City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard, 1834 — historic print
City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard, 1834. Historic print from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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A window into the past: City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard, preserved in this historic print. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard

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Seen from across the Anacostia River, this view places the Navy Yard in the foreground and the Capitol at the center, with the Arsenal and the White House at the left. The scene shows how the federal core still sat among open ground and scattered buildings in the early 1830s. George Cooke supplied the original design, and William J. Bennett engraved the aquatint, which was published in New York by Lewis P. Clover. The record dates the view to about 1833, and the print appeared the following year, when color views like this helped Americans picture a capital still growing into its role.

Created / published1834
Mediumprint, aquatint, color
NotesG. Cooke. Engraved by W.J. Bennett. View, probably 1833, from Anacostia, showing Navy Yard and Capitol in center, Arsenal and White House at left. New York, N.Y. : Published by Lewis P. Clover
Original scan3,900 × 3,042 px · prints to 13 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Reference1833 00192u City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard 1833

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