[Sketch plan for landscaping the grounds of the President's House, ca. 1802-05].

Title from accompanying photocopied pages.

Drawn by different hands. Attributed variously to Benjamin Latrobe, Robert Mills, and Thomas Jefferson.

Pen-and-ink with lead pencil additions.

Soiled, wrinkled, fold-lined, and torn.

Accompanied by handwritten letter in ink, headed "The Library of Congress," that erroneously identifies plan as "Capitol Grounds." [1] sheet ; 26 x 21 cm.

Also accompanied by photocopied pages from book : The President's House, a history / by William Seale. Washington, D.C. : White House Historical Association, 1986. [3] leaves : ill., map ; 22 x 28 cm.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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