DC Washington 1852 MAP – Historic Map Reproduction
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this antique map of DC Washington 1852 MAP. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: View of Washington
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DC Washington 1852 MAP
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Rendered from an elevated angle rather than drawn flat, this 1852 view presents Washington as a three-dimensional scene of buildings, streets, and open ground. E. Sachse & Co. was known for these bird's-eye city panoramas, which let viewers picture a growing city at a time when few could see it from above. In the early 1850s Washington was still a capital with wide, partly built avenues, and the Capitol and the unfinished Washington Monument were among its most ambitious works.
| Created / published | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Creator | e. sachse & co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,568 × 3,264 px · prints to 15 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | View of Washington |
| Reference | DC-Washington-1852 |
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