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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

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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
Thackara & Vallance (Engraver)
Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820 (Engraver)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: s.n.,
Date Issued: 1792
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6246 [LHS 3]
Topics
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Real property -- Washington (D.C.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: " In order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew a true meridional line ... "
Content: Also covers Georgetown.
Content: Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 3.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
Content: Watermark.
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 1002
Citation/reference: Wheat & Brun. Maps and charts published in America before 1800, 531
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Statement of responsibility: engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance, Philad'a 1792.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 51 x 68 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 18257479
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15255319
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e22975f0-c5d4-012f-3b95-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1792. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eee2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eee2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (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 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eee2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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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