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[Monument (Washington Monument") D.C. Rendered perspective]" – Historic Print

[Monument (Washington Monument") D.C. Rendered perspective]", [between 1799 and 1800] — historic drawing
[Monument (Washington Monument") D.C. Rendered perspective]", [between 1799 and 1800]. Historic drawing from the Washington Monument collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [Monument (Washington Monument") D.C. Rendered perspective]". Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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This rendered perspective of the Washington Monument dates from the years between 1799 and 1800, when the idea of a memorial in the new capital was just taking shape. George Washington died at Mount Vernon in December 1799, and Congress soon called for a monument to honor him in the federal city he had helped plan. Many designs were proposed and debated long before the present obelisk was begun, and it was not finished until 1884. Drawings like this one show how early architects imagined the nation's tribute to its first president, before the form and site were settled.

Created / published[between 1799 and 1800]
MediumADE - UNIT 2545, no. 1 (B size) [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)
Genreand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
NotesFor information see Architecture
SubjectsDesign
Original scan1,536 × 812 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175709

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