UNDERGROUND CABLES, CITY OF WASHINGTON.
James Loring Lusk
Artist's BiographyUnderground Cables, City of Washington.
Stone engraving, 1892.
Image size 28 1/8 x 27 3/4" (71.4 x 70.5 cm)
Good condition. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 100033
Price: $375.00 Publisher : Published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. An interesting map of Washington D.C. showing the extent of underground cables through the city at the end of the 19th century.
A key identifies the existing underground cables. Red line denotes those that belong to the U.S. Electric Lighting Co.; Blue lines, The Chesapeake and Potomac Telegraph Company; Black stripes, The Western Union Telegraph etc.
Public parks, squares and buildings all identified. Maps