Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia; with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley Philp & Solomons, 1860 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... occupied for streets and alleys . Washington's attention was arrested , by the advan- tages which this location presents for a city , when he was a youthful surveyor of the country around , and he en- camped with Braddock's forces on ...
... occupied for streets and alleys . Washington's attention was arrested , by the advan- tages which this location presents for a city , when he was a youthful surveyor of the country around , and he en- camped with Braddock's forces on ...
Strana 139
... occupied by double doors of bronze , richly ornamented with historical representations in bas - relief , designed by Rogers , and cast in Munich . Adjoining the grand colonnaded vestibule of the entrance from the eastern portico , is ...
... occupied by double doors of bronze , richly ornamented with historical representations in bas - relief , designed by Rogers , and cast in Munich . Adjoining the grand colonnaded vestibule of the entrance from the eastern portico , is ...
Strana 140
... occupied by committee and document rooms . The room of the Committee on Agriculture is par- ticularly beautiful ; the walls and ceiling are painted in fresco , by Signor Brumidi . The arched ceiling is divided into four compartments ...
... occupied by committee and document rooms . The room of the Committee on Agriculture is par- ticularly beautiful ; the walls and ceiling are painted in fresco , by Signor Brumidi . The arched ceiling is divided into four compartments ...
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