ct 001437, Washington DC – Antique Map Print
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Ct 001437, Washington DC comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
ct 001437, Washington DC
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Washington, D.C., in the late nineteenth century was still a federal city laid out by Pierre Charles L'Enfant in 1791, with broad avenues radiating from the Capitol and the Mall running toward the Potomac. Its economy rested less on factories than on government payrolls, so clerks, congressional staff, and military personnel shaped daily life. The population grew steadily after the Civil War, as freed people and migrants arrived from the South. By the 1880s the Capitol's cast-iron dome, finished in 1866, and the Washington Monument, completed in 1884, anchored the skyline. The 1871 merger of Georgetown and the surrounding county into one District reshaped local government, and residents knew the city first as a seat of national power.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Washington DC |
| Original scan | 9,613 × 7,617 px · prints to 32 × 25 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | ct001437 |
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