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[D.C. - Wash. - Library of Congress; view from above north wing of Capitol] – Antique Wall Art

[D.C. - Wash. - Library of Congress; view from above north wing of Capitol], [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving
[D.C. - Wash. - Library of Congress; view from above north wing of Capitol], [no date recorded on caption card]. Antique engraving 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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[D.C. - Wash. - Library of Congress; view from above north wing of Capitol] comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[D.C. - Wash. - Library of Congress; view from above north wing of Capitol]

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From an elevated vantage point, this engraving looks down on the north wing of the United States Capitol, the section that housed the House of Representatives. Bird's-eye views like this were popular in the nineteenth century, when engravers worked from high viewpoints to show a building's roofs, grounds, and surrounding streets in a single image. The print's caption card gives no date, so its exact making is uncertain, but the Capitol's north wing was a busy center of national lawmaking, and the view offers a useful record of how the complex looked and was laid out in its era.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,205 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-106484

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