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[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketch - section of circular structure] – Vintage Wall Art

[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketch - section of circular structure], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketch - section of circular structure], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Washington DC 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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[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketch - section of circular structure] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Rather than showing a monument's exterior, this ink and graphite drawing cuts straight through a circular structure to reveal what lies within its walls. Section drawings like this were standard tools for architects and engineers, who used them to plan materials, spacing, and supporting elements before construction began. The sheet is catalogued among the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering drawings, a collection that preserves many of the working documents behind Washington's public buildings and memorials. Its careful lines and labeling show the drafter's attention to measurement, the precision that made such sketches useful to the people building from them.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and graphite on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,099 × 1,452 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175914

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