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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of principal floor] – Vintage Print

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of principal floor], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of principal floor], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

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The title places this sheet at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the plan shows the principal floor, the main level where the most important rooms and public spaces were usually arranged. The record does not give a date or architect, so its exact role is unclear, but it is a reference copy from the library's architectural and engineering drawings. The library was founded in 1800 when the federal government moved to the new capital, and its early collection was lost when British troops burned the Capitol in 1814. Thomas Jefferson sold his personal books to rebuild it, and its later home, the Jefferson Building, opened in 1897.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink, color ink, and watercolor on paper.
GenreReference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,008 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134609

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