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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

Description

Printed map on paper of Washington, DC, showing streets, blocks, rivers, government buildings, and parts of Virginia and Maryland. Georgetown is prominently labeled. Includes a scale of poles with 600 poles equal to 6 inches, along with text, notes, and a coat-of-arms.

Date

1792

Contributor(s) Notes

Engraver: Thackara & Vallance; Surveyor: Andrew Ellicott

Publisher

Philadelphia: [no publisher identified]

Language(s)

Dimensions

23.25 x 31 inches

Extent

1 map

Resource ID

366

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.