Bird's Eye View of Mt. Vernon, the Home of Washington
Date1859
Publisher
G. & F. Bill
(American, active c. 1859)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand-colored lithograph
DimensionsImage (H x W): 10 1/4 in. × 14 1/4 in. (26.04 cm × 36.2 cm)
Print sheet visible (H x W): 11 3/4 in. × 15 in. (29.85 cm × 38.1 cm)
Overall framed (H x W x D): 13 3/8 in. × 16 1/2 in. × 3/4 in. (33.97 cm × 41.91 cm × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Stilwell Lamont Lamont, Vice Regent for New York, 1961
Object numberEV-4817/RP-677
DescriptionThis print is an early aerial view of the Mount Vernon mansion and estate. The image includes depictions of the New Tomb, out-buildlings, gardens, and Potomac River.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image to the left: "No. 1 Mansion, 94 by 47 / 2. Kitchens / 3. Store Houses / 4. Green House / 5. Gardners Houses / 6. Brick Stable / 7. Summer House"
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859, by G & F BILL, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts / BIRDS EYE VIEW OF / MT. VERNON, / THE HOME OF WASHINGTON."
Printed in ink below the image to 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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