London News Birdseye View Wood Engraving of D.C.

This is The Illustrated London News 1861 Birdseye View Wood Engraving of Washington, D.C. This engraving was published on May 25, 1861, as a supplement to The Illustrated London News – this wood engraved print has been hand-colored and depicts the partially built U.S. Capitol building, with the right wing burning following a Confederate attack during the outbreak of the Civil War.