Washington, from the presidents house: vue de Washington, prise de la maison du president / Washington vom hause des prasidenten gesehn

1848 View From the President’s House

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This is a great print from 1848, showing the view looking south and west from the White House.

Washington, from the presidents house: vue de Washington, prise de la maison du president / Washington vom hause des prasidenten gesehn
Washington, from the presidents house: vue de Washington, prise de la maison du president / Washington vom hause des prasidenten gesehn

Source: Library of Congress

Update: Oops, the comment below is correct. This is east, not west. I should have said south and left.

7 thoughts on “1848 View From the President’s House”

  1. This view looks to the Capital building so it must be to the south and east. If west, what are we looking at in the distance?

  2. now we have one that never works. I lived in NY for 7 years and
    Paris for 4, and I can’t recall any delays or single tracking as announced every day in DC.

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