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Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, Surveyed 1856-59 by A. Boschke – Antique Wall Map

Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, Surveyed 1856-59 by A. Boschke — antique map
Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, Surveyed 1856-59 by A. Boschke. Antique map from the Washington DC collection.

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Step back in time with Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, Surveyed 1856-59 by A. Boschke, an antique map rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, Surveyed 1856-59 by A. Boschke

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Rather than a street plan alone, this survey records the land itself: the ridges, creek valleys, and low ground that shaped where Washington's avenues and public buildings could go. It was made between 1856 and 1859 by Albert Boschke, a German-born topographer who worked for the city. The city was still uneven then, with the Capitol dome under construction and the Washington Monument stalled partway up, so the map captures a capital that had grown far less than L'Enfant's 1791 plan had envisioned. Its level of detail makes it useful to anyone studying how the city was built.

Original scan12,313 × 12,090 px · prints to 41 × 40 in at 300 dpi
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