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Auction 104, Lot 209

"Colton's Georgetown and the City of Washington The Capital of the United States of America", Colton, Joseph Hutchins

Subject: District of Columbia

Period: 1855 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.7 x 13 inches
39.9 x 33 cm
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Fine plan of the city with three large vignettes of The Capitol, Washington Monument, and Smithsonian Institute. Names all major streets and buildings. Decorative scroll border. Published by Johnson and Browning, circa 1860.

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Condition: B

Couple of tiny spots, mostly in margins.

Estimate: $100 - $140

Sold for: $70

Closed on 9/10/2003

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