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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 MDCCC
- 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 MDCCC / engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance, Philad'a 1792.
- Author
- Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
- Publication
- [Philadelphia : s.n., 1792]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 97-6246 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Thackara & Vallance.
- Description
- 1 map; 51 x 68 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 3.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
- Subjects
- Note
- Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
- Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
- Also covers Georgetown.
- Watermark.
- "In order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew a true meridional line ... "
- Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms.
- Indexed In (note)
- Wheat & Brun. Maps and charts published in America before 1800
- Phillips. Maps of America
- Call Number
- Map Div. 97-6246
- LCCN
- 88694160
- OCLC
- 18257479
- Author
- Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
- 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 MDCCC / engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance, Philad'a 1792.
- Imprint
- [Philadelphia : s.n., 1792]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale [ca. 1:19,800]. [Scale of 100 poles to an inch]
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy has stamp on face of map: Map Division, Library of Congress. Stamps on verso: Library, Department of State, Dec. 31, 1881; Library of Congress by transfer from State Department.
- Indexed In:
- Wheat & Brun. Maps and charts published in America before 1800, 531Phillips. Maps of America, p. 1002
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Thackara & Vallance.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 97-6246 [LHS 3]