Washington DC antique lithographs and hand-colored engravings depict a specific time and era in history of our American Capitol in the District of Columbia, United States. Antique prints and maps, documented events and the progress of building, of our Nation’s Capitol, during the 19th Century.
Washington DC, Antique Steel Plate Engravings from the mid 19th Century
Select from this collection, of antique Washington DC engravings, which were published as bookplates. during the early to mid 19th century. The art of steel plate engraving, provided the reader with realistic highly detailed pictures of, America’s National Capitol.
Rare antique engraving from the mid 19th century of the interior of America’s Capitol, inside the dome. 5.5×8.5 $225.Congress-Halle Capitol Washington DC. Inside the United States House of Representatives Chambers at the Washington DC Capitol building. Rare engraving, c.1850. 7×10″ $225.Rare engraving of the United States Capitol in Washington DC with the original dome c.1850. Published Leizig for Panus Universum. 7.25×10.25″ $225.Washington District of Columbia US Post Office. Rare engraving 170 years old. 7×10″ $150.Washington DC Das Neue Capitol c.1850 7 x 10 1/2″ $225.Capitol Washington DC Before Enlargement 1872 6 x 9 1/4″ $225.Das Neue Capitol Washington DC c.1850 7 1/4 x 10″ $225.Tallis Capitol US Washington DC. c.1860 7 x 10 1/2″ $225.Presidents House Washington DC. c.1850 9 x 11″ $225.District of Columbia Principal Front of the Capitol. 1839 8 1/2 x 10 1/2″ $225.View Capitol Washington DC. 1839 8 1/2 x 10 1/2″ $225.Washington’s House Mount Vernon, outside America’s National Capitol. 1830. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2″ $85.Select from this collection of antique Washington DC engravings which were published as bookplates during the early to mid 19th Century. The art of steel plate engraving provided the reader with realistic highly detailed pictures of America’s National Capitol.
Washington DC… Old Meyers Views of Washington DC from 1854. These are old steel plate engravings crafted by engravers in Germany in the 19th Century and published in 1854. Each antique engraving measures 7×9.” Call for personalized service from Anne at 413-245-4197 or Click here to contact us.
1854 Meyers Engraving Patent Office in Washington 7×9″ $125.1854 Meyers Engraving Das Capitol in Washington 7×9″ $225.1854 Meyers Engraving General Post Office Washington. SOLD.Meyers Engraving The Presidents House Washington. Unavailable.1854 Meyers Engraving Chamber of Representatives Washington 7×9″ Call for availability.1854 Meyers Engraving Washington’s House Mount Vernon 7×9″ SoldWashington DC… Old Meyers Views of Washington DC from 1854. These are old steel plate engravings crafted by engravers in Germany in the 19th Century and published in 1854. Each antique engraving measures 7×9″
Washington DC Assorted Maps, Antique Lithographs and hand colored engravings.
Washington DC National Capitol. Archival framing, hand colored wood engraving. 20 x27″ $450.
United States Capitol by Currier & Ives. Circa 1870. 10″ x 14″ in Original Frame 15.5″ x 19.5″ $800.City of Washington S. Augustus Mitchell. 1846. $300. 14″ x 17″Scene at the Pennsylvania Avenue Entrance to the Capitol, April 28 1866. $225.Plan of the City of Washington the Capitol. 1874. $200. 12.25″ x 15″The Principal Front of the Capitol Washington. $225. 6.75″ x 10.25″The New Capitol Washington. Circa 1855. $95 As Is. 6.5″ x 9″Johnson’s Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia 1864. $275. 18″ x 26.5″District of Columbia Geographical Map 1821 Carey and Lee. Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of the District of Columbia 1821, Carey and Lee. $600. 17.25″ x 21″Capitol of the United States, Washington. The old Dome of the Capitol. Beautiful steel plate engraving in excellent condition. Circa 1850. 8 x 10.5″ $225.The United States Treasury. Harper’s Weekly October 19, 1861. Hand colored wood engraving. Call. 11″ x 16″Public Buildings in Washington. Appleton, NY Hand colored wood engraving 1873. 9″ x 12″ $125.Harper’s Weekly Hand Colored Wood Engraving. Lady Clerks Leaving the Treasury Department. February 18, 1865. $75. 11″ x 16″Hand Colored Wood Engraving from the Illustrated London News. A Scene in the Hall of Representatives Washington. April 6, 1861. 11×16″ $125. Century Atlas Virginia 1902. A lovely antique map, in excellent condition from 1902. Each and every color was applied with individual limestone plates. 12×16″ $85.Music Evening at the Capitol Grounds. July 23, 1870. Call for availability.Colton Map Georgetown Washington Antique Map from 1855. A lightly hand colored steel plate engraving published in New York with vignettes of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington Monument and the Capitol. Excellent condition, 14×17 1/4″ $225. ***there is a shadow in the lower left, there is no crease in the paper.Colton’s Virginia JohnsonBrowning 1855. Showing the states of West Virginia and Virginia as one sate of Virginia. A beautiful brightly hand colored steel plate engraving published in New York 1855. Superb condition and color.Capitol Washington United States. A magnificent and important hand colored wood engraving, from the Illustrated London News 1859. Excellent condition. 11×16″ $450.The White House Washington DC, City Hall. Hand Colored Wood Engraving from Ballou’s Pictorial. March 17, 1855. 11″ x 15″ $95.Hand Colored Steel Engraving by D. Appleton & Co. Publishers. Picturesque America Frontice Piece. 1873. 9.5″ x 13″ $125.Hand Colored Wood Engraving from Harper’s Weekly. United States Treasury Department, State Department. December 15, 1866. 11″ x 16″ $85.Hand Colored Wood Engraving from Gleason’s Pictorial. View of the City of Washington, from the Capitol. 1854. $85. 11″ x 16″Hand Colored Wood Engraving from Harper’s Weekly. 572ft High-Setting the Capstone at the Washington Monument. December 20, 1884. $100. 11″ x 16″United States Patent-Office Department, Washington DC. February 23, 1867. $40. 11″ x 26″Hand Colored Wood Engraving by Gleason’s Pictorial. A View of the Patent Office Building, Washington City. 1853. $50. 11″ x 16″War Meeting Washington 1862, District of Columbia. An important piece of American History. Notice the Capitol’s Dome is unfinished. A hand colored wood engraving coming from Harper’s Weekly. Some wear, due to the importance of the event. 11×16″ $225.New Dome Capitol Washington 1886. A superior hand colored wood engraving from Frank Leslie’s Newspaper 1856. Excellent condition. $350.
1864 USCS Chart Potomac River. A superbly hand colored steel plate engraving published by the Unites States Coastal Survey in 1864. Superb condition and fabulous hand coloring. 25″ x 41.5″ $1200.
Antique Legal Engravings from the 1800’s:
The antique legal scenes here, are sourced from illustrated newspapers which were sold during the 19th Century. The featured double page scenes brought to life events that were taking place in Washington DC when the depictions were published during the 1800’s. Wood engravings were the prolific way of producing pictures in the Nineteenth Century. Newspaper printing in the old days depended on readership and it was the illustrations like these that created demand for the newspapers. Sold by subscriptions, Harper’s Weekly, Frank Leslie’s Newspaper and the Illustrated London News were top weekly newspapers at the time. Each piece measures just about 16×22″
1873 Antique legal engraving Trial of the Tichborne Claimant 16×22″ $250.Thomas Nast Wood Engraving from 1876. centerfold and binding holes. Entitled The crowning insult to him who occupies the Presidential Chair. 16×22″ $250.9686 1887 Old Legal Print Trial $250. Wood engraving measures 16×22″ issue fold and holes. The Trial of Jacob Sharp in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, NYC.1888 Old Legal Engraving of the House of Commons in 1793. Measures 16×22″ Issue fold. $150.1869 The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1869 16×22″ wood engraving centerfold in good condition. $200.The antique legal scenes here are from illustrated newspapers which were sold during the 19th Century. The featured double page scenes brought to life events that were taking place in Washington DC when the depictions were published during the 1800’s.
Washington DC, Old Legal Engravings & Illustrations of the Capitol Building
Washington DC 16×22″ Rare Antique Engravings of the Capitol Building, published during the 1800’s for illustrated newspapers which were understood by all, as they had wonderful illustrations and scenes which were visual and beautiful to look at. Own and preserve a bit of American history when you decorate your home or office with one of the amazing antique prints of Washington DC.
Antique wood engraving of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. 16 x 22″ $450. Stunning wood engraving entitled The Second Inauguration of President Grant….1873Interior of the New Dome of the Capitol at Washington. 16×22″ Wood Engraving from 1861. $Call.1877 View of the Capital DC. Antique wood engraving measuring 16×22″ Entitled Our New President (Hayes)… $350.Stunning wood engraving. Birdseye View of Washington City, DC from Harper’s Weekly 1869. 16×22″ $Call.Washington DC 16×22″ Rare Antique Engravings of the Capitol Building, published during the 1800’s for illustrated newspapers which were understood by all, as they had wonderful illustrations and scenes which were visual and beautiful to look at. Own and preserve a bit of American history when you decorate your home or office with one of the amazing antique prints of Washington DC.
US Senate. Rare Old Engravings of the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
These rare antique prints of the US Senate and the House of Representatives in Washington DC measure 16×22.” Call or email us at 413-245-4197 or email me at anne@annehallantiqueprints.com
US Senate Chamber, with portraits of some of the members in 1873. Wood engraving measuring 16×22″ centerfold in good condition.US Senate Chamber, with portraits of some of the members in 1873 Wood engraving measuring 16×22″ centerfold in good condition. $250.The Senate as a Court of Impeachment for the Trial of Andrew Johnson. Harper’s Weekly Double page wood engraving from April 11, 1868. 16×22.5″ Call.These rare antique prints of the US Senate and the House of Representatives in Washington DC measure 16×22″
Washington DC antique lithographs and hand colored engravings depict a specific time and era in history of our American Capitol in the District of Columbia. Antique prints in this category include: Washington DC legal scenes, views of the Presidents House, White House and of Capitol Hill, hand colored engravings. of the US Senate. Washington DC was a bustling city in the 1800’s as you can see in these authentic views and illustrations which were published during the 1800’s.
Decorate an office or den. Perfect for a historian, politician or anyone working in DC. Good historic antique views of the Nation’s Capital in America are hard to find. We sell only authentic old engravings and lithographs so feel assured we are a top dealer with a world class collection of antique prints, including these highly desirable historical images pertaining to the District of Columbia.
