Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia, ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCC
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Item Information
- Title:
- Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia, ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCC
- Creator:
- Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820
- Name on Item:
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engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance ; in order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew a true meridional line ... and left nothing to the uncertainty of the compass.
- Date:
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[1792]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
- Subjects:
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Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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District of ColumbiaWashingtonGeorgetown
- Extent:
- 1 map ; 52 x 68 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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Philadelphia :
s.n.
- Scale:
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Scale [ca. 1:19,800]
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
Also covers Georgetown.
Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
- Notes (date):
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This date is inferred.
- Identifier:
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06_01_004076
- Call #:
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G3850 1792 .E45
- Barcode:
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39999059022291
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