Citation/Reference: Phillips, P.L. List of maps and views of Washington and District of Columbia, p. 29
Content: "Entered according to act of Congress on the 31th [sic] day of January 1820 by Peter Force of the District of Columbia."
Content: Also covers Georgetown.
Content: From Peter Force's A national calendar, and annals of the United States, 1820.
Content: Includes inset views of the west front of the Capitol and north front of the President's home and index to points of interest.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 10.
Content: Shows block numbers.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement Of Responsibility: eng'd by W.I. Stone, Wash'n.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 41 x 54 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 18256660
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14963767
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e421c4b0-c5d4-012f-c7bc-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1820

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e421c4b0-c5d4-012f-c7bc-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1820). A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e421c4b0-c5d4-012f-c7bc-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e421c4b0-c5d4-012f-c7bc-58d385a7bc34

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