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.

Created / Published

[Washington] : A. Boschke, 1857.

Headings

- Washington (D.C.)--Maps
- United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

- Cadastral map showing buildings and wards.
- Shows "W. Twenty Seventh St." correctly; Judiciary Square shown as "Judicary Square."
- Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
- LC copy: A. Boschke's personal copy.
- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1857 by A. Boschke ..."
- LC copy annotated in pencil and ink.
- LC copy: Brittle, lacks sections along fold lines.
- Includes notes, statistical tables, and ill. in margin.
- Vault
- DCP

Medium

1 map : hand col., dissected and mounted on cloth backing ; 132 x 126 cm., on sheet 155 x 147 cm., folded to 39 x 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

G3850 1857 .B62

Repository

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

Digital Id

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct002292

Library of Congress Control Number

83694274

Online Format

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https://lccn.loc.gov/83694274

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Boschke, A. (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] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/83694274/.

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