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Beautiful Prints of Washington in the 1790s by George Isham Parkyns

  • Published May 1, 2013
View of the suburbs of the city of Washington
Take a look at these beautiful prints of Washington as it looked in the 1790s. They were done by George Isham Parkyns and show a slightly different, more pastoral landscape. See the print of the Potomac and guess which island it is!
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These are some great prints of Washington as it looked in the mid-1790s. They were done by George Isham Parkyns and they show a slightly different and more pastoral landscape.

View of the suburbs of the city of Washington
View of the suburbs of the city of Washington

Here is the print of the Potomac and I’m guessing that island is Roosevelt Island.

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view of the Potomac River in the 1790s
view of the Potomac River in the 1790s

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