Birds Eye View of Mount Vernon, The Home of Washington
Date1859
Publisher
G. & F. Bill
(American, active c. 1859)
Medium/TechniqueLithograph, ink on paper, color lithograph
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 11 7/8 in. x 15 1/4 in. (30.16 cm x 38.74 cm)
Other (Image H x W x D): 10 1/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. (25.72 cm x 35.88 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberEV-5091/RP-775
DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular print depicting a bird’s eye view the Mount Vernon landscape, including the mansion in the upper right, the tomb in lower left, the summer house in the far right, and the Potomac River in the lower right foreground. Trees surround the buildings and people walk along paths connecting the buildings. A key below the image uses numbers to identify the buildings and landmarks pictured. MarkingsPrinted in the center below the image: “Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1859, by G. & F. BILL, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Massachusetts./ BIRDS EYE VIEW OF MT. VERNON / THE HOME OF WASHINGTON.”
Printed below the image on the left: “No1 Mansion 94 by 47/ 2 Kitchens / 3 Store Houses / 4 Green House / 5 Gardners House / 6 Brick Stable / 7 Summer House”.
Printed below the image on the right: “8 Tomb / 9 Seed House / 10 Lawn in Rear / 11 Vegetable Garden / 12 Flower Garden / 13 Plank Walk to Landing / 14 Orchard”.
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