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Map Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government : respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America

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Title

  • Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government : respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America

Names

  • Boschke, A., cartographer.
  • Bien, Julius, 1826-1909.

Created / Published

  • [Washington] : A. Boschke, 1857.
  • N.Y. [New York City] : Lith. of J. Bien 60 Fulton St.

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps
  • -  Buildings--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Genre

  • Cadastral maps
  • Wall maps

Notes

  • -  Wall map of original city area (within Florida Avenue) showing lot lines, individual buildings, block numbers, municipal wards (numbered), marshes, and woods.
  • -  Shows "Judicary [thus] Square". Name of "W. Twenty Seventh St." correctly shown.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
  • -  Transfer; NOAA; August 2000.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1857, by A. Boschke, in the C[section missing]fice of the District of Columbia."
  • -  Originally printed on 4 sheets (NW/NE/SW/SE).
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Brittle, sectioned to 4 large panels to enable folding, missing small sections along sheet edges and fold lines, rubber-stamped by former owner "U.S.C. & G. Survey Library, Archives, No. 128", annotated in ink on cloth backing "Acc. No. 1294 859".
  • -  Includes notes, scale graph, statistical tables, and large embellished border containing illustrations of prominent buildings, monuments, and national symbols (bust of Geo. Washington at top, the American bald eagle at bottom).
  • -  Phillips. Washington 1389
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored, mounted on cloth backing ; 131 x 126 cm, folded to 77 x 80 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1857 .B63

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015585675

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Boschke, A., Cartographer, and Julius Bien. Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government: respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America. [Washington: A. Boschke, . N.Y. New York City: Lith. of J. Bien 60 Fulton St, 1857] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015585675/.

APA citation style:

Boschke, A. & Bien, J. (1857) Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government: respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America. [Washington: A. Boschke, . N.Y. New York City: Lith. of J. Bien 60 Fulton St] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015585675/.

MLA citation style:

Boschke, A., Cartographer, and Julius Bien. Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government: respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America. [Washington: A. Boschke, . N.Y. New York City: Lith. of J. Bien 60 Fulton St, 1857] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2015585675/>.