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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Second floor plan] – Historic Reproduction

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Second floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Second 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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A window into the past: [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Second floor plan], preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This plan shows the second floor of the United States Capitol, a level that held the chambers of the House and Senate along with committee rooms and offices. The sheet is labeled "C2," the second floor of a larger set designated "Plan C1," and the record identifies it as a reference copy. Drawn in ink, watercolor, and graphite, it reflects the careful, hand-rendered style of early architectural documentation for the building, which was designed by William Thornton and then reworked by Benjamin Latrobe and Charles Bulfinch as construction progressed. Plans like this one show how the Capitol's public spaces were arranged around its legislative chambers.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
GenreInscription: C2 - the 2nd floor of Plan C1. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,147 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118145

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