Antique Print of Faneuil Hall in Boston, circa 1860

Antique print titled 'Groningen, De Groote Markt en het Stadhuis'. View of the 'Grote Markt' and city hall of Groningen, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het koningrijk d...

Antique print titled 'De Roomsch-Katholijke Kerk aan het einde van de Haarlemmerstraat'. Lithograph of the Catholic Church in Leiden, the Netherlands. ...

Great print of Faneuil Hall Steel engraving after W.H Bartlett Published by Virtue 1838 Unframed. The measurement is the paper size. Free shipping  

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...