Collection Items
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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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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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MapMap of the city of Washington showing the public reservations under control of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds Reservations numbered in red. Includes statistical table. "48 2 Ch Eng." LC copy soiled, fold-lined, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - Rockwell, A. F. - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - United States. Office of Public Buildings and Grounds
- Date: 1884-01-01
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MapPlat of triangular reservation on Pennsylvania Avenue between 20th & 21st streets west : [Washington D.C.] Covers triangular park bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue and I and 21 st streets N.W. "18th November 1854." Includes "Recapitulation" table. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown) - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1854-01-01
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MapMap of property purchased from the United States by Wm. T. Dove, Esq., south half of square no. 3 in the city of Washington : colored red, also the origl. boundary of ... "6th November 1854." Partial cadastral map showing block and lot numbers, lot boundaries, and dimensions. Covers southeastern Georgetown and Foggy Bottom waterfront areas. At head of title: (Copy). India ink, col. ink, and watercolor. Stained and halved. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington 1382 Vault DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - Dove, Wm. T. (William T.)
- Date: 1854-01-01
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MapPlat of part of the estate of the late William East, deceased : in squares nos. 10, 11, 12, s. of 12, 62 & 63, with the wharfs fronting along said property ... Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers, lot boundaries, dimensions, and buildings. "4th August 1856, Washington D.C." Covers area bounded by 26th St. N.W., F St. N.W., and Potomac River. Oriented with north to the right. Photocopy of ms. map. "From negative loaned by Mr. W. Hayward of National Capital Parks." Includes inset. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - East, William
- Date: 1856-01-01
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MapBenjamin F. Leighton and Richard E. Pairo, trustees, subdivision of a plat of land formerly known as part of "Enclosure or Inclosure," hereafter to be known as "Brookland" : situated in the ... Cadastral map. "Sept. 5th 1887." LC copy halved and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Pairo, Richard E. - Leighton, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Farnsworth)
- Date: 1887-01-01
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Map[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later streets and lots of Washington D.C. superimposed] Cadastral map showing lot and block numbers. Carrollsburg shown in red, Washington in green. India ink and watercolor. Soiled, missing small sections along edges, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes text and statement of certification by: Wm. Forsyth, Surveyor of the City of Washington DC. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor
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MapPlat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee Cadastral map. "Nov'r 1st 1881--Recorded in liber, A.R. Shepherd, folio 137." At head of text: Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 1881. "Lots for sale by A.L. Barber and Co. ... Washington D.C." Includes text at upper left. LC copy 1 torn, missing large sections at bottom, and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy 2 torn, missing large section at lower right, fold-lined, annotated in purple...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - A.L. Barber and Co - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Sherman, John
- Date: 1881-01-01
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MapPlat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee Scale ca. 1:1,750. "Nov. 1st 1881--recorded in liber, A. R. Shepherd, folio 137." Cadastral map. "Lots for sale by A. L. Barber and Co. ... Washington, D.C." LC copy fold-lined and annotated in lead pencil on verso. Includes text at bottom. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110; 651/1; 650/2; 700/1; 700/2; 710/4
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - A.L. Barber and Co - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Sherman, John
- Date: 1881-01-01
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MapPlat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee Cadastral map. Alternate title at upper left: Profiles and proposed grades of streets in Columbia Heights subdivision. At head of alternate title: "H." "Nov'r 1st 1881--Recorded in liber, A.R. Shepherd, folio 137." "To accompany report in answer to Senate Resolution of April 14, 1882." "Lots for sale by A.L. Barber and Co. ... Washington D.C." Includes note and bar scale. LC copy stained, fold-lined,...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - A.L. Barber and Co - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Sherman, John
- Date: 1882-01-01
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MapMap of George Truesdell's addition to the city of Washington : being a subdivision of a tract of land known as Eckington, which tract is a part of the original tract called ... Cadastral map. Has statement of certification by: W'm Forsyth, Surveyor Dist. of Columbia. Includes location map and ill. of houses. LC copy fold-lined, laminated, annotated in red ink and blue pencil, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - Truesdell, George - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Bruff, William T. O.
- Date: 1887-01-01
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MapMap of Georgetown in the District of Columbia : prepared from surveys and other data under an act of the Legislature approved Dec'r 28th 1871 Cadastral map. Includes 2 insets and D.C. officials' names. LC copy darkened, brittle, cracked, missing small sections, quartered, mounted on cloth backing, and signed in ink: Hugh T. Taggart. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Taggart, Hugh T. (Hugh Thomas) - District of Columbia. Legislative Assembly
- Date: 1871-01-01
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MapPlan of proposed subdivision of part of Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains in the District of Columbia : for Mrs. E.J. Stone Cadastral map. "For sale by Thos. E. Waggaman, real estate broker ..." Includes text. LC copy fold-lined, faced with gauze, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil with date 1871. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - Waggaman, Thos. E. (Thomas E.)
- Date: 1871-01-01
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MapTrue copy of plat as recorded in Gov. Shepherd, page 141 : [part of Pleasant Plains, Washington D.C.] Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers, dimensions, and areas. Covers area bounded by Park Rd., Georgia Av., Otis Pl., and New Hampshire Av. N.W. Pen-and-ink and lead pencil. Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William
- Date: 1860-01-01
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MapTodd & Brown's subdivision of part of "Pleasant Plains & Mt. Pleasant," suburbs of Washington D.C. Cadastral map. "April 1868." Oriented with north to the right. LC copy 1 fold-lined, missing small sections at edges, and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy 2 stained, brittle, and missing small sections at edges. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William
- Date: 1868-01-01
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MapPlan of a tract of land called Port Royal, covered by part of the city of Washington Cadastral map showing boundaries of Port Royal and its subsections in relation to the city street system. Covers area bounded by Q, 1st, F, and 18th streets N.W. Shows block numbers and dimensions. In lower margin: I certify that this plat is a true copy of the original in this office, Wm. Forsyth, Surveyor of the City of Washington. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Torn, missing...
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor
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MapPlan submitted for the alteration of the streets and av. around the Capitol : consequent upon its extension Oriented with north to the right. LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown) - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1854-01-01
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Map[Map of Washington showing the Canal from 17th to 27th streets]. Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Foggy Bottom district. Title from pencil annotation on cloth backing. Black and brown inks, watercolor, and lead pencil. Faced with gauze (silked), quartered, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes scale graph and 2 longitudinal sections showing proposed excavations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington 70 Vault DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William
- Date: 1810-01-01
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MapPlat & dimensions of circle on Pennsylvania Avenue at intersection of Pa. Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, K Street north, 23d Street west : [Washington Circle, Washington D.C.] "18th Nov'r 1854." Includes survey notes. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown) - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1854-01-01
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MapPlat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices. Cadastral map. "For sale by A. P. Fardon, Real Estate Broker, 1326 F. Street." Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110; 651/1; 650/2; 700/1; 710/4
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Fardon, A. P. - District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
- Date: 1888-01-01
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MapPlat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices and in pencil on verso. LC copy imperfect: Upper left large section missing. Cadastral map. "For sale by A. P. Fardon, Real Estate Broker, 1326 F. Street." Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110; 651/1; 650/2; 700/1; 710/4
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - Fardon, A. P. - District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
- Date: 1888-01-01
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MapPlat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commissioners appointed in Equity Cause No. 9912 Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in pencil to show lot prices. Cadastral map. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110; 651/1; 650/2; 700/1; 710/3
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor - District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
- Date: 1888-01-01