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Our National Capital, Viewed From the South

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Date

1882-05-20

Artist

Theodore Russell Davis

Publisher

Harper's Weekly

Dimensions

15 3/4 × 22 3/16 in. (40 × 56.4 cm) Framed: 23 11/16 × 29 1/2 in. (60.2 × 74.9 cm)

Accession Number

2007.001.017

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of the United States Capitol Historical Society

Object Details

“To obtain a bird’s-eye view of Washington,” wrote Harper’s Weekly, “one need not ascent the towering dome.” Instead, one could see the city spread out in the pages of the magazine, with handy numbered labels for the major landmarks. From the unfinished Washington Monument on the left to the Capitol on the right, and from the Smithsonian Institution in the foreground to Howard University in the distance, the accompanying article gave readers an armchair tour of the District.

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