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C1861
Birdseye view of the City of Washington,…
Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving of Washington in the course of reconstruction in 1861. In 1850, Senator Jefferson Davis had introduced an appropriation bill to enlarge the Capitol. President Millard Fillmore selected architect Thomas U. Walter to construct large northern … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Birdseye view of the City of Washington, with the Capitol in the foreground sic
Date:
C1861
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
506mm
x 345mm
Paper Size:
555mm
x 381mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1861
Description:
Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving of Washington in the course of reconstruction in 1861.
In 1850, Senator Jefferson Davis had introduced an appropriation bill to enlarge the Capitol. President Millard Fillmore selected architect Thomas U. Walter to construct large northern and southern wings containing new legislative chambers. As work progressed, Walter also designed a new cast-iron dome to better suit the enlarged building. By 1868 the larger building was completed, and the grounds were subsequently enlarged.
From the original edition of The Illustrated London News.
References:
De Vries, L. History as Hot News: World of the Early Victorians Through the Eyes of the “Illustrated London News”.. London
1996.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 8438724
Smithsonian: ID Number PL.227739.1861.G079
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF 052 IL696I
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74Vv5Oy4wEg
George Henry Andrews (1816 - 1898)
