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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Basement floor plan] – Historic Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Basement floor plan], [between 1832 and 1834] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Basement floor plan], [between 1832 and 1834]. 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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This plan of the Capitol's basement was measured and drawn by Alexander Jackson Davis, and its inscription notes that it was prepared for an engraver, so it was meant to be reproduced rather than kept as a single working sheet. Davis made the drawing in 1834 for the New York firm of Town & Davis, a few years after the Capitol had been rebuilt following its burning by British troops in 1814. The ground-level rooms of the building were still being finished and adjusted during these years, so a careful survey of its lower floor offers a record of how the structure was laid out in the early 1830s. Architectural plans like this one were a common way for architects to publicize their work and to document the national landmarks of the young republic.

Created / published[between 1832 and 1834]
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, color ink, graphite, and wash on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1830-1840.
NotesInscription on recto: CAPITOL U.S. [...] PLAN OF BASEMENT. MEASURED AND DRAWN BY A.J. DAVIS, ESQ. 1834. PUBLISHED BY TOWN & DAVIS ARCHITECTS. 1. Black up this plan It was drawn for the engraver. 2. 461980 Au[], 34.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,118 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114165

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