Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac : [Washington D.C.]

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Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States

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Title:
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac : [Washington D.C.]
Creator:
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825
Name on Item:
Peter Charles L'Enfant.
Date:
1882
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
1791
Places:
Washington
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 81 x 104 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Washington] : Published and copyrighted by Wm. F. Boogher
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:15,100]
Language:
English
Notes:
Facsimile of the L'Enfant plan showing part of the street system of the original.
Includes text, notes, and descriptive index of "References."
At lower right: N.I.
"I certify that this is a true copy of the original in this office, John Stewart, civil engineer in charge of records, 10th Oct'r 1882."
Includes seal of the Office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, Washington D.C.
Original version: [1791].
Identifier:
06_01_010830
Call #:
G3850 1791 .L46 1887
Barcode:
39999065678417