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[Seal of the Library of Congress, 1800] – Antique Print

[Seal of the Library of Congress, 1800], [between 1850 and 1920] — historic drawing
[Seal of the Library of Congress, 1800], [between 1850 and 1920]. Historic drawing from the Library of Congress 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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This rare historic drawing captures [Seal of the Library of Congress, 1800] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Seal of the Library of Congress, 1800]

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This drawing renders the seal of the Library of Congress, an emblem tied to an institution founded by act of Congress in 1800 to serve lawmakers. The record dates the drawing to sometime between 1850 and 1920, so it was made generations after the title's year, likely as a design study, reproduction, or record of the seal in use. The library's early holdings were badly set back when British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, and Thomas Jefferson's personal collection, sold to Congress in 1815, became the foundation of its later growth. Seals like this one were meant to carry that sense of official identity in a single image.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1920]
Medium1 drawing.
GenreEmblems 1850-1920.Drawings 1850-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,246 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181391

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