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Map 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

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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

Names

  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
  • Thackara & Vallance.

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : s.n., 1792]

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Georgetown (Washington)

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Also covers Georgetown.
  • -  Watermark: [crown over fleur-de-lis].
  • -  Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms.
  • -  Fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 1279
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 52 x 69 cm., on sheet 70 x 80 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1792 .E44
  • G3850 1792 .E44 Copy 2. Soiled, brittle, torn, missing small sections, trimmed, and mounted on cloth backing.
  • G3850 1792 .E44 Copy 3. Has numerous scratch marks, and is believed to be a "late pull" from the original plate.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694161

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, and Thackara & Vallance. 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. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1792] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88694161/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A. & Thackara & Vallance. (1792) 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. [Philadelphia: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88694161/.

MLA citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, and Thackara & Vallance. 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. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1792] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/88694161/>.