Birds eye view of Mt. Vernon, the home of Washington – Historic Map Reproduction
(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.)
Description
Birds eye view of Mt. Vernon, the home of Washington comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 Mt. Vernon, the home of Washington
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This lithograph shows Mount Vernon from an elevated, bird's-eye vantage, laying out the mansion, grounds, and outbuildings on the Potomac in a single view. It was published around 1859, a period when the estate drew wide public attention. The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association had bought the property in 1858 to save it from decay, and interest in Washington's home was growing. The hand coloring gives the scene a bright, decorative quality, and the map-like view was typical of mid-century prints meant to show a place's features at a glance.
| Created / published | c1859. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts." Title from item. Includes key identifying principal features." |
| Notes | Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Homes & haunts. Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,872 × 1,500 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223568 |
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