The Grand Design: Jefferson's Rotunda
19th Century Views of the Rotunda and Lawn
Early Prints and Engravings
| | Arise and Build! The Grand Design: Jefferson's Rotunda 19th Century Views of the Rotunda and Lawn Early Prints and Engravings |
 Recto Verso | E. Watts, Book-Binder, Charlottesville, Virginia The earliest known printed image of the Rotunda, circa 1827. The verso is marked with an eagle holding the American shield and arrows. |
 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
1831. Drawn by W. Goodacre, N.Y. Published by J. & F. Tallis, London & New York. Steel engraving, 3 3/4 x 5 5/8. Betts Collection. |
 | University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, 1843-45. Attributed to Henry Howe. Wood engraving, 3 1/4 x 6 1/8. Betts Collection. |
 | University of Virginia, 1856. Engraved by J. Serz. Published by C. Bohn. H. Weber, Printer. Steel engraving, 4 1/8 x 7. Prints Collection. The first view from the South to include the ranges. The Rotunda shows both the lantern and weather vane, added in the 1840s. |
 | View of the University of Virginia, Taken from the South Side, 1856. Unsigned. Published by C. Bohn, Washington. H. Weber, Printer. Steel engraving, 3 7/8 x 6 1/2. Betts Collection. Despite its title, this view is actually taken from the east. This print, showing Robert Mills' Annex, was used as a frontispiece for the University's catalogue. |
 | The University of Virginia, 1856. Unsigned, [by Porte Crayon]. Wood engraving, 2 3/8 x 7. Prints Collection. Probably the first print to show the Annex, it first appeared in an article called "Virginia Illustrated: Adventures of Porte Crayon and his Cousins," in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, August 1856. |