https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/7dc6294ae72d84092fff1f787ad7e0fe.jpg 5c9e2c6765080711b8cfa116b9dbcd4d Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper article Text Any textual data included in the document. The garden which connects the capitol and the President’s house is laid out in proportions that correspond with the magnificence of those structures; the space which it is designed to occupy is 1700 feet broad, and more than 7000 in length, independent of the two immense declivities, and the President’s house to the canal which separates them from the garden.<br /><br />To mention these large proportions is sufficient to give a high idea of the garden which will be terminated by the capitol on the east, and on the west by the Potomak. This river presents itself diagonally, and the prospect extends to a distance, upon an island, which rises 20 or 30 feet above the surface of the water, and on which the view reposes with most pleasurable sensations.<br /><br />If nature has been lavish in the situation of the ground where the capitol and the President’s house are disposed; the author of the plan has been happy in making use of the advantages and selecting from them the most fortunate choice. Each point of the whole has been studied, and marked with the stamp of a genius, enlarged and accustomed to form plans on a large scale….<br /><br />We see that this garden is situated, and perhaps disposed in such a manner, as to become the point of union for men of <em>all</em> countries and <em>all</em> conditions; and were the city of Washington never to extend beyond the two edifices here described, its whole construction would surpass in the elegance of this kind, all that the most celebrated cities of Europe can exhibit. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Essay on the City of Washington Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>Herald</em>, February 4, 1795.(New York, NY). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/04/1795 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre-1800s Description An account of the resource This newspaper article was published in New York City in the mid 1790s, describing official plans for the developing federal city. Although an Act of Congress in 1790 had declared that Washington would be the national capital as of 1800, it was at the time mostly farmland and a few groups of buildings. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/251">The author describes the Mall as a magnificent setting, and the park to be developed there as elegant as any in Europe</a>. building the mall everyday life