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Map Plan of the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia, 1798

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Title

  • Plan of the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia, 1798

Names

  • Gilpin, George
  • Clarke, Thomas (Engraver)
  • Thomas, John V., -1823

Created / Published

  • Alexandria : I. Thomas, [1798]

Headings

  • -  Alexandria (Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Virginia--Alexandria

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Phillips. Washington 2
  • -  DCP
  • -  Vault
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Authorship attributed to George Gilpin in P.L. Phillips' A list of maps of America.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • -  Includes index to points of interest and notes.
  • -  List of maps of America in the Library of Congress, p. 97
  • -  Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 21

Medium

  • 1 map ; 57 x 45 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3884.A3 1798 .G5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91681006

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gilpin, George, Thomas Clarke, and John V Thomas. Plan of the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia. [Alexandria: I. Thomas, 1798] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91681006/.

APA citation style:

Gilpin, G., Clarke, T. & Thomas, J. V. (1798) Plan of the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia. [Alexandria: I. Thomas] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91681006/.

MLA citation style:

Gilpin, George, Thomas Clarke, and John V Thomas. Plan of the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia. [Alexandria: I. Thomas, 1798] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91681006/>.