Pl. 9 Antique Hypsometric Sketch of the United States by Walker, 1874

Antique chart titled 'Temperature chart of the United States. Showing the distribution by isothermal lines of the mean temperature for the year. Constructed under the direction of Pr...

Antique chart titled 'Map showing in five degrees of density, the distribution, within the territory east of the 100th Meridian, of the population of the United States, excluding Ind...

This engraved print shows a view of the United States Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. The print depicts the neoclassical building from the northeast orientation, with a bustling street scene in front. The steel engraving is a proof printing, drawn and engraved by Henry Sartain and published in 1858. Plans began in May 1854 to build a new cast-iron dome for the United States Capitol. The then-architect of the Capitol Thomas Walter and his team were sold on the aesthetics of a new dome, as well as the utility of a fire-proof one. A year later, on March 3, 1855, President Franklin Pierce...

Great map of Durham Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.