Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] 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 t[he] United States

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Title:
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] 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:
by Peter Charles L'Enfant.
Date:
[1887]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
1791
Places:
District of Columbia > Washington
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 70 x 82 cm., on sheet 82 x 121 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Washington] : United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:16,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C.
Lacks printer's statement.
Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan.
Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," text printed below "N.I.," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne.
At lower right: N.I.
In right upper margin: No. 3035a price 50 cents.
Original version: [1791].
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_010840
Call #:
G3850 1791 .L46 1882
Barcode:
39999065678359
LCCN:
88694201