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Auction 155, Lot 242
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"Johnson's Georgetown and the City of Washington the Capital of the United States of America", Johnson & Browning

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Period: 1860 (circa)

Publication: Johnson's New Family Atlas...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.6 x 12.5 inches
39.6 x 31.8 cm
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Fine plan of the city surrounded with three large engraved vignettes of The Capitol, Washington Monument, and Smithsonian Institute. Names all major streets and buildings. The Washington Monument is shown in the full design envisioned by Robert Mills that includes the lower colonnade which was never built due to costs and arguments on its design.

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Condition: B+

Original color with very light toning, a couple of spots of foxing, and minor damp stains along the edges of the sheet, away from image.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/18/2015

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