Capital Drawings: Architectural Designs for Washington, D.C., from the Library of Congress

by C. Ford Peatross

The history and development of Washington D.C. as seen through its buildings, monuments, and public and private spaces.

Over the past ten years, the Library of Congress has cataloged more than forty thousand drawings, prints, and photographs that capture important developments in the growth of Washington, D.C., and its greater metropolitan area, including Virginia and Maryland. This elegant volume, a guide to the library's massive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801872324
• ISBN13: 9780801872327
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.1" x 12.2"