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Map of the city of Washington showing sewers and public pumps

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57276057


Item data

Title

Map of the city of Washington showing sewers and public pumps

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Washington, D.C.

Names

District of Columbia. Engineer Department (Issuing body)
Norris Peters Co. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1895 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Engineer Department D.C.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-418

Subjects

Water consumption -- Washington (D.C.)
Water -- Washington (D.C.)
Sewerage -- Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Also shows block numbers.
Content: Includes directory of "Width of streets and avenues."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color ; 69 x 69 cm, sheet 74 x 73 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 978298935
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21202930
Folder number: US051.3.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 10e6d540-f7a8-0134-7809-3978a2d4dbf2

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1895

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Washington showing sewers and public pumps" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10e6d540-f7a8-0134-7809-3978a2d4dbf2

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). Map of the city of Washington showing sewers and public pumps Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10e6d540-f7a8-0134-7809-3978a2d4dbf2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Washington showing sewers and public pumps" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10e6d540-f7a8-0134-7809-3978a2d4dbf2

Wikipedia citation

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