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Georgetown and the City of Washington the Capital of the United States of America.

  • ARTIST: J. H. Colton

  • PUBLISHER: Published by J.H. Colton & Co., New York.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving handcolored,

    DATE: 1855

  • EDITION SIZE: 12 3/4 x 15 1/2" (32.4 x 39.2 cm) plus margins. (Includes decorative borders).

  • DESCRIPTION: A handsome map of the Nation's Capital. Included are three vignettes showing the Smithsonian Institution, the Washington Monument (winning design), and the U.S. Capitol with a completed dome. Although the map is dated 1855. the dome was not completed until the 1860's.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some staining in the outer margins. Original color.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps