Map View of the city of Washington in 1792.

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Title

View of the city of Washington in 1792.

Created / Published

[Washington, D.C.? : s.n., 186-?]

Headings

- Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
- Land grants--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
- United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

- Cadastral map showing named land tracts with owners' names.
- Selected buildings and trees shown pictorially.
- Planimetric map--not bird's-eye view.
- Also shows townsites of Georgetown, Hamburgh, and Carrollsburg.
- LC copy accompanied by D.C. Sesquicentennial exhibition caption, Apr. 1950-Apr. 1951: 9. Pre-District plantations.
- LC copy darkened, fold-lined, lacking small sections along edges, and mounted on cloth backing.
- Phillips. Washington 1285
- Vault
- DCP

Medium

1 map ; 55 x 71 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

G3851.G46 1792 .V5

Repository

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

Digital Id

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3851g.ct001791

Library of Congress Control Number

87694269

Online Format

image

LCCN Permalink

https://lccn.loc.gov/87694269

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