Plan of the city of Washington : now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year 1800

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Plan of the city of Washington
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of the city of Washington : now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year 1800
Creator:
Bent, William, 1809-1869
Name on Item:
B. Baker sculp. Islington.
Date:
1793
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
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
District of Columbia > Washington
Extent:
1 map ; 26 x 33 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London?] : Published by W. Bent
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:32,800].
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Also covers Georgetown.
From Universal magazine, July 1793, facing p. 41.
Includes latitude/longitude statement.
Identifier:
06_01_004078
Call #:
G3850 1793 .B46
Barcode:
39999059022275
LCCN:
88694152