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Auction 148, Lot 248
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"City of Washington", Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Period: 1850 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.6 x 12.5 inches
39.6 x 31.8 cm
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This finely engraved plan of the Capital names all major streets and buildings; notably, the President's House, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Navy Yard. The Mall is mostly blank, but the Washington Monument Reservation is present along the Potomac River. Extensive table at lower left lists and keys to map 107 important buildings. Decorative scroll-style border with an engraved vignette depicting the "Plan of the Principal Floor of the Capitol."

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Condition: A

Original color with some light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/19/2014

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