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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.

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 83694274

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Boschke, A. 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, 1857] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/83694274/.

APA citation style:

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/.

MLA citation style:

Boschke, A. 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, 1857] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/83694274/>.