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View of the Capitol at Washington

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Date:

1840.

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2934801

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Illustrated books, albums and scrapbooks

View of the Capitol at Washington
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Date(s):

1840.

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Extent:

1 print : engraving ; 4 3/4" X 7 1/4"?

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Bartlett's Canadian prints were originally published in Nathaniel P. Willis' Canadian Scenery, published in London in 1840 and republished in several editions thereafter. Most first editions have only English captions while subsequent editions have tri-lingual captions.
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Artist: Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854

Engraver: Bentley, Joseph Clayton, 1809-1851
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General note:

Drawn by W.H. Bartlett, engraved by C.J. Bentley [Joseph Clayton Bentley].
In Willis, N.P. "American scenery." London, 1840. Vol. I, facing p. 36. (unverified)

Related material:

A copy of Volume 1 of Nathaniel Parker Willis' Canadian Scenery Illustrated is stored in container 2000859331 (accession number 1997-476-60) and a second copy is in container 2000859333 (accession number 1997-476-62). Two copies of Volume 2 are also available, one in container 2000859332 (accession number 1997-476-61) and the other in container 2000859334 (accession number 1997-476-63).

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U.S., D.C., WASHINGTON - BUILDINGS, CAPITOL

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Graphic (art)

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restricted due to fragility

Copy negative C-011465

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Expired

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