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English: Digital Maryland Cator Collection Exchange Place, Baltimore, 1855
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Identifier mdcp031 Title Exchange Place, Baltimore, 1855 Subject Baltimore (Md.)--Pictorial works Buildings--Maryland--Baltimore Customhouses--Maryland--Baltimore Streets--Maryland--Baltimore Horse-drawn vehicles Description Original watercolor drawing by an unknown artist that features a view of the building in Baltimore known as Exchange Place. The Exchange building, erected in 1815 after designs by Benjamin H. Latrobe, was said to be the finest building in the United States devoted to commercial purposes. Here merchants and ship owners met daily at 1 o'clock for trading purposes. The dome was 115 feet high and the great hall beneath it - the "Exchange" proper - was adorned with marble columns supporting balconies to the east and west with an upper gallery high above. The south wing of the building was occupied as the Custom House. Holding Institution Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center Collection Special Collections Department, The Cator Collection of Baltimore Views; Print no. 31 Date 1855 Type Image Format Digital reproduction of 1 watercolor drawing, 25 x 37.5 cm. Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ Access Rights This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by Enoch Pratt Free Library for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please visit https://www.prattlibrary.org/rights-permissions OCLC number

662526644
Author Enoch Pratt Free Library Cator Collection of Baltimore Views

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