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MapPlan of the city of Washington Printed from the same plate as the map appearing in The universal asylum, and Columbian magazine, Philadelphia, Mar. 1792. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes latitude/longitude statement. LC copy 1 mounted on cloth backing and annotated in lead pencil: 1st printed edition of the L'Enfant plan. Copy 2 trimmed and mounted on cloth backing. Phillips. Washington...
- Contributor: Thackara & Vallance - L'enfant, Pierre Charles
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapPlan 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 ... Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. In center upper margin: Plate no. 2342. In left upper margin: No. 3043 price 45 cents. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - Ellicott, Andrew - Hill, Samuel
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapTopography of the federal city, 1791 : [Washington D.C.] Ms. map with original streets, roads, buildings, Washington city boundary (old), and hydrography in col. pencil on photocopy (ozalid) base. Relief shown by contours and shading. Shows "Site of President's House" and "Site of Capitol." Does not show Washington D.C. street system. Made available through courtesy of Don A. Hawkins, copyright owner. Title and statement of attribution from typewritten adhesive label affixed to verso....
- Contributor: Hawkins, Don
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapMap of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated the mansion-house & grave-yard belonging to Mr. Geo. Walker. Cadastral map of area bounded by E, 7th, C, and 5th streets N.E. Probably drawn by Nicholas King. Black, brown, and red inks, and lead pencil. Watermark (fleur-de-lis under crown). Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington, 1115 Vault DCP
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapHamburgh in red, the city in green : [Washington D.C.]. Partial cadastral map showing Washington D.C. street system superimposed on the earlier Hamburg street plan. Shows Hamburg lots and Washington block numbers and dimensions. Covers area bounded by 27th, H, and 17th streets N.W., and the Potomac waterfront. Black and brown inks, watercolor, and lead pencil. Originally drawn on 5 sheets, assembled to 1, quartered, and mounted on cloth backing. Stained and missing small...
- Date: 1790-01-01
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MapMap of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated a mansion-house belonging to James M. Lingan Covers area bounded by 18th, M, 20th, and P streets N.W. Shows buildings, block numbers and outlines, and dimensions. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen. Traced by Dr. Joseph M. Toner from the original map by Nicholas King ca. 1796. Has circular cameo impression: [Profile of head with] Toner Library. Accompanied by lead-pencil ms. tracing (tracing paper) of the original King map: Map of that part...
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapThis is a plat of the square where my house and lot stands on on [sic] D Street : 29 feet front runing [sic] 138 feet 5 1/2 inches to the alley ...
Plat of the square where my property is on Cadastral survey map of the square bounded by 13th St. N.W., D St. N.W., 12th St. N.W., and C St. N.W. in central Washington D.C. (square 293). Shows lot lines, lot and alley dimensions, and lot numbers. In text at bottom: Witness our hands this 5th day of October 1792. At lower left in handwriting: Witness for the Commissioners--Thos. Orme, Jno. Mounty Jr. for...- Contributor: Stuart, David - Carroll, Daniel - District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapMap of George Town, 1751. Cadastral map showing lot numbers. "Taken from George Town journal of the Commissioners, 1751 to 1789." Blueprint. Includes note. LC copy mounted on cloth backing and annotated in black ink: A.C. Harmon 1931. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Harmon, A. C. (Artemas Canfield) - Priggs, John F. A.
- Date: 1758-01-01
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MapMap of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated the house and grave-yard belonging to the heirs of John Davidson. Covers part of Washington D.C. central business district bounded by 11th, K, 13th streets, and Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Shows block numbers, buildings, and building dimensions. Possibly drawn by Nicholas King. Black, brown, and red inks. Watermarked [fleur-de-lis under crown]. Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington, 451 Cited in preliminary cataloging: Toner...
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapPlan 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 ... Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Also covers Georgetown. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes "Remarks" and coat-of-arms. LC copy 1 foxed, fold-lined, taped on verso, and accompanied by typewritten information card: [From] American atlas, for Winterbotham history, John Reid, New York, 1796. Copy 2 fold-lined, darkened, missing small edge sections, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the...
- Contributor: Wayland, Levi - Smith, Charles - Reid, John - Rollinson, William
- Date: 1795-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington : now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year 1800 Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Georgetown. From Universal magazine, July 1793, facing p. 41. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes latitude/longitude statement. LC copies variously torn, fold-lined, edged with imitation leather stripping, mounted on cloth backing, and accompanied by photocopy at larger scale. Phillips. Washington 1289 3 copies Vault DCP
- Contributor: Baker, B. (Benjamin) - Bent, William
- Date: 1793-01-01
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MapPlan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of ... Photocopy of a facsim. of the 1791 L'Enfant plan. Original facsim. extensively annotated in ink by Lawrence Martin, chief, Division of Maps, Library of Congress. Includes text, indexed "References," and photocopied newspaper article titled "New city of Washington," from the Gazette of the United States, Philadelphia, Jan. 4, 1792. At lower right: N.I. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a...
- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - Martin, Lawrence
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 ... Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers Georgetown. Facsimile. Original version: Engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance Philad'a 1792. [Philadelphia : s.n., 1792]. Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms. At upper left: No. 3035, price 30 [cents]. LC copy 1 laminated and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2 torn, fold-lined, and rubber-stamped. Available also through the...
- Contributor: Norris Peters Co - Thackara & Vallance - Ellicott, Andrew
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapPlan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of ... "I certify that this is a true copy of the original in this office, John Stewart, civil engineer in charge of records, 10th Oct'r 1882." Facsim. of the L'Enfant plan showing part of the street system of the original. Original version: [1791]. Includes text, notes, and descriptive index of "References." At lower right: N.I. LC copies halved and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2...
- Contributor: L'enfant, Pierre Charles - Stewart, John - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapMap of Georgetown, 1796 Partial cadastral map showing some landowners' names. India ink. Torn, mounted on cloth backing, and with red-star seals affixed near examiners' names. Includes inset, examination and registration statements, and clerk's and examiners' names. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Bastert, A.
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapPlan 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 ... Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. LC copies accompanied by positive and negative photocopies of another exemplar with annotations in ink. Copy 1 mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2 torn and annotated in ink in left upper margin: No. 3043, price 30 [cents]. Available also...
- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - Ellicott, Andrew - Hill, Samuel
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapMap of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated a house belonging to Robert Peter. Covers area bounded by Florida Avenue, 14th, V, and 12th streets N.W. Probably drawn by Nicholas King. Black and red inks. Watermark: IV. Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. On preliminary shelflist card: Toner collection no. 12. Phillips. Washington, 704 Vault DCP
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapPlan of square 183 in the city of Washington on which is shewn the situation of a log dwelling house belonging to Samuel Davidson, original proprietor of the square. Covers square bounded by 16th, L, 17th, and M streets N.W., Washington D.C. Shows building and square dimensions. Possibly drawn by Nicholas King. Pen-and-ink. Watermarked [coat of arms under crown]. Tracing-linen backing. Annotated in ink on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington, 452 Cited in preliminary cataloging: Toner collection 6 Vault DCP
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapPlan 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 ... Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Also covers Georgetown. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "L. Wayland and C. Smith 1795" deleted from publisher's statement. Includes "Remarks" and coat-of-arms. LC copy soiled, edged in cloth stripping, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Reid, John - Rollinson, William
- Date: 1795-01-01
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MapThe plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.]. Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers. Pen-and-ink. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Torn and fold-lined. Accompanied by index of lots: List of the original proprietors of the lots in Carrollsburg, with the numbers ... [6] p. : ms. ; 64 x 21 cm. or smaller, folded in leather binder 36 x 23 cm. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site...
- Date: 1790-01-01
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MapPlan of part of the city of Washington, in the vicinity of the upper Eastern Branch ferry, shewing the situation of the buildings & grave-yards belonging to the Widow Wheler. Covers area bounded by 12th, L, 15th streets, and Anacostia River waterfront S.E. Relief shown by hachures. On accompanying fact sheet: Nicholas King journal, Ms. Division L.C. ... order to map ... 1796. King ... prepared the maps on Nov. 21. Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Watermark: 1794 (under fleur-de-lis). Mounted on cloth backing. Accompanied by fact sheet. 1 sheet : ms. ; 61 x 46...
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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Map[Cadastral survey map of land tracts in central Washington D.C. ca. 1793]. Facsim. of ms. cadastral survey of tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, and New Troy. "The whole now called Cerne-Abbey Manor contains 1531 [acres]. The resurvey is distinguished by black lines." Original version: Platted by a scale of 80 equal parts in an inch by I.P. [1793?]. Includes notes and acreage table. LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy accompanied by...
- Contributor: Priggs, John F. A.
- Date: 1793-01-01
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MapA plan exhibiting the squares on which Robert Peters buildings stood on the tract of land called Mexico, within the city of Washington. Covers area bounded by 28th, K, 24th, and H streets N.W. Shows buildings and block numbers. Also shows lot lines and numbers in block no. 5. Pen-and-ink and watercolors on tracing linen. Traced by Dr. Joseph M. Toner from the original map by Nicholas King ca. 1796. Has circular cameo impression: [Profile of head with] Toner Collection. Includes notes. "No. 17." Available also through...
- Contributor: King, N. (Nicholas)
- Date: 1796-01-01
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MapTerritory of Columbia Relief shown by hachures. Printed along city boundary: Out lines of the city of Washington with the grand avenues and principal streets leading through the public appropriations. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Roads watercolored in brown and estuary in light blue. Missing edge section, stained, fold-lined, mounted on cloth backing, and edged with leatherette strips. Available also through the Library of Congress...
- Contributor: Ellicott, Andrew
- Date: 1794-01-01
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MapPlan 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 ... Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers Georgetown. Facsimile. Original version: Engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance Philad'a 1792. [Philadelphia : s.n., 1792]. Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms. At upper left of some copies: No. 3035 price 30 cents. LC copies variously fold-lined, missing small edge sections, halved, annotated in pencil, laminated, and mounted on...
- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - Thackara & Vallance - Ellicott, Andrew
- Date: 1792-01-01