Catalog Archive
Auction 161, Lot 276
Print View

"City of Washington", Desilver, Charles

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Period: 1856 (dated)

Publication: New Universal Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.6 x 12.5 inches
39.6 x 31.8 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This scarce plan of the Capital names all major streets and buildings; notably, the President's House, Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian Institute. Extensive table at lower left names, and keys to map, 108 important buildings, e.g. the Capitol, State Department, Departments of War, Navy, and Treasury. An engraved vignette depicts a Plan of the Principal Floor of the Capitol.

References:

Condition: B+

Original color with occasional faint scattered foxing, minor soiling in the bottom border, and light toning confined to the sheet edges, away from map image.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $160

Closed on 2/8/2017

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap