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
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Washington, D.C.
Names
Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820 (Cartographer)
Thackara & Vallance (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1792
Place: Philadelphia, P.A.
Publisher: Thackara & Vallance
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5626
Subjects
Genres
Notes
Content: First official plan of city.
Content: City lots numbered.
Content: Text in lower left and right hand corners explains the plan and describes width of streets.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philada. 1792."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 55.2 x 72 cm, sheet 64 x 90 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 166643573
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644433
Folder number: US048.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0ea19280-c08d-0134-d091-00505686a51c
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Date Issued
1792
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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/0ea19280-c08d-0134-d091-00505686a51c
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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/0ea19280-c08d-0134-d091-00505686a51c
Chicago/Turabian Format
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 December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ea19280-c08d-0134-d091-00505686a51c
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