historic prints and maps of the mall and the washington monument from
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Historic Prints and Maps of the Mall and the Washington Monument from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection. Letter from George Washington to Congress: United States. December the 13th, 1791 Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Historic Prints and Maps of the Mall
and the Washington Monument
from
The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Letter from George Washington to Congress: United States. December the 13th, 1791
Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives.I place before you the plan of a City that has been laid out within the District of ten miles square, which was fixed upon for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States.
G. Washingtonfrom The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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1792 Plan of the City of Washington by Andrew Ellicott
based on the 1791 L’Enfant Plan from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection, 064.MP.ED.E.F.
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Washington Monument, design by Robert Mills, view from the west looking toward the Mall, c.
1850from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Unfinished Washington Monument, Illustrated News, 1853
(This view from the northwest shows the west door that was closed and then sealed with a stone veneer around 1900.)
from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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The Boschke Map (Map of Washington City), 1857, by A. Boschke
from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection, 295.MP.N.E.F.
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View of Washington, by E. Sachse, 1861, lithographfrom The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Panoramic View [toward Virginia] of the U.S. Camps Around Washington City in 1861
from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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General View of the Position of the Union Army on the Shores of the Potomac
Harper’s Weekly, 1863from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Panoramic View of Washington City, c. 1873from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Washington Monument, c. 1885, JH Bufford’s Sons (This lithograph shows an idealized view of the completed Monument surrounded by a broad earthen mound. Visitors ascend to enter the Monument’s east door. Visible beyond is the Washington Canal and
the hills and growing city to the north.)from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Bird’s Eye view of Washington, 1892from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Altograph of Washington, Stranger’s Guide, 1892from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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Proposal for the 1892 World’s Exposition (lost to Chicago)
from The Albert H. Small Washington Collection
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The National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds wishes to thank Albert H. Small for allowing us to
highlight these historical maps and views from his collection.