Collection Items
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MapMap of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America Shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings. Also has red-ink lines drawn in some streets to show utility (sewer?) system. Includes indexed table of "References." LC copy missing edge sections, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil in upper margin: Bet. 1835-1840. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington 1348 Vault DCP
- Contributor: Stone, William James
- Date: 1839-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States, extended to embrace its suburban towns, villages, &c. ... Depths shown by contours. Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows wards, block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the year 1870." Includes notes, insets of D.C. avenues and Alexandria, and population table. LC copy darkened, brittle, missing...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William
- Date: 1870-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States, extended to embrace its suburban towns, villages, &c. ... Depths shown by contours. Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the year 1870." Includes notes, insets of D.C. avenues and Alexandria, and population table. LC copy darkened, brittle, missing substantial...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William
- Date: 1870-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States, extended to embrace its suburban towns, villages, &c. ... Depths shown by contours. Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the year 1870." Includes notes, insets of D.C. avenues and Alexandria, and population table. LC copy darkened, fold-lined, soiled, missing...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - District of Columbia. Board of Public Works
- Date: 1870-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington : premium map for subscribers to the Real estate directory of Washington City published by E.F.M. Faehtz and Fred. W. Pratt : and containing buildings, railroads, ... Cadastral topographic map showing lot and block numbers, "houses," and "shanties." Relief shown by contours. "Up to January 1st, 1874." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 by J. Enthoffer ... at Washington." Includes "Table showing the width of streets [and] avenues." LC copy 1 fold-lined, torn, and trimmed. LC copy 2 shellacked and halved. Available also through the Library of...
- Contributor: Faehtz & Pratt - Enthoffer, J. (Joseph)
- Date: 1873-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States, extended to embrace its suburban towns, villages, &c. ... Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the year 1876." Originally printed on 6 sheets. Includes notes, insets of D.C. avenues and Alexandria, population table, and D.C. commissioners' names. LC sheets...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor
- Date: 1876-01-01
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MapOutlines of tracts of land within which the city of Washington was laid out Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Shows block and ward numbers, major buildings, block dimensions, street railroads, sewers, and streetlamps. Land tracts ca. 1792 shown by red pencilled lines. Depths shown by contours. "Entered according to Act of Congress ... in the year 1870." Includes notes and statistical table. LC copy assembled from small sheets, sectioned, and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy brittle, cracked, soiled,...
- Contributor: Seibert, S. R.
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Map[Map of B Street Sewer and associated ponds, Washington D.C.]. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Includes cross-section of sewer, ponds, and associated masonry structures. Soiled, torn, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Date: 1800-01-01
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MapExhibit chart showing streets & avenues of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, improved under the Board of Public Works, D.C. : Nov. 1st 1873 : sewers. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows block and ward numbers. In printer's cartouche: 466. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy soiled, annotated in ink, laminated, mounted on cloth backing, and impressed with ownership seal: Toner Library. DCP
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Board of Public Works - Gedney, J. F.
- Date: 1873-01-01
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MapPlan for sewering the city of Washington, D.C. : and at the same time purify B-Street Sewer and James Creek Canal, and prevent floods, which are so frequent, by means of "an ... "Originated 1873. Suggested 1874." Title, authorship, date, and copyright information printed. Maps and text manuscripted--pen-and-ink. Includes text and ill. LC copy fold-lined. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington 859 Vault DCP
- Contributor: Bantz, E. (Edward)
- Date: 1874-01-01
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MapCity of Washington showing location of sewers referred to in advertisement and specifications dated July 1st 1884 Blueprint. Includes notes, 3 local insets, and 7 cross-sections. LC copy stained, lacking sections along edge, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in orange pencil to show additional sewers. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Engineer Department
- Date: 1884-01-01
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MapCity of Washington showing location of sewers referred to in advertisement and specifications dated Aug. 16th 1884 Blueprint. Includes 6 sewer cross-sections. LC copy stained, fold-lined, annotated in red pencil and blue wash, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Engineer Department
- Date: 1884-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington showing the location of the sewers LC copy trimmed and torn along edges. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Engineer Department - Cole, Chas. D. (Charles D.) - Office of the Engineer Commissioner D.C. - Townsend, C. McD. (Curtis McDonald)
- Date: 1885-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington showing the location of sewers : October 1st 1888 Also shows block numbers and major buildings. Includes directory of "Width of streets and avenues." LC copy stained, halved, and lacking large sections at corners. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Lusk, J. L. (James Loring) - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- Date: 1888-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington showing the location of sewers : Jan. 1st 1890 Also shows block numbers and major buildings. Includes directory of "Width of streets and avenues." LC copy soiled, halved, lacking large corner section, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Lusk, J. L. (James Loring) - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- Date: 1890-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington showing present main sewerage and sewage outfalls : also the territory flooded in June 1889 Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by soundings. Partial cadastral map showing built-up areas. At upper right: Plate 1. Report of Board of Sanitary Engineers, Rudolph Hering, Samuel M. Gray, F.P. Stearns. "S Rept 623 53 2." LC copy halved and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy accompanied by annotated map photocopy lacking Senate rept. no., printer's statement, and outer margin line. Available also...
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Board of Sanitary Engineers
- Date: 1894-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington showing sewers : to accompany the annual report of the Engineer Department, D.C., for the year ending June 30, 1894 Also shows block numbers and major buildings. Includes directory of "Width of streets and avenues." "D C 53 3." LC copies torn, halved, mounted on cloth backing, and variously annotated in lead pencil and ink to show sewerage as of 1895. LC copies annotated in ink in right lower margin: L.C.Jr., L. Cobb Jr. LC copy 1 has paper overlay affixed to show additional...
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Engineer Department - Cobb, L. - Lukesh, G. M.
- Date: 1895-01-01
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MapWorking plan showing approximate grades and drains for the treatment of that section of the District of Columbia situated south of Pennsylvania Avenue and north of B Street South West Washington D.C. Shows proposed development in the Mall and along south side of Pennsylvania Avenue. "Nov. 16, 1900." LC copy fold-lined, laminated, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Parsons & Pentecost - Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred) - United States. Office of Public Buildings and Grounds - Parsons, Sam
- Date: 1900-01-01
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MapGraduation of 17th Street West shewing the continuation of the War Office drain : [Washington D.C.] Longitudinal section. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: 1804. Mounted on cloth backing. Includes notes and cross-section of drain. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington, 802 Vault DCP
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1805-01-01