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Map Plan 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 seat of their government, after the year MDCCC

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Title

  • Plan 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 seat of their government, after the year MDCCC

Names

  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820, cartographer
  • Thornton, William, 1759-1828, cartographer
  • Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-François), 1757-1820
  • Thackara & Vallance, engraver

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1798?]

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Dwellings--Washington (D.C.)--Maps.--Early works to 1800
  • -  Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington--Georgetown

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Shows proposed streets, block numbers, and proposed government buildings; also shows proposed "University" area (which does not appear on the original 1792 edition).
  • -  Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Also covers Georgetown.
  • -  Black-ink script added at right-hand edge: Presented to M'r Volney the 9th of february [thus] 1798 by W'm Thornton commissioner to the public Buildings. A second inked script describing the colors indicating house types (dated "February 1798") appears below the first script.
  • -  Annotated in red hand-coloration to show locations of brick houses and in blue to show locations of frame houses.
  • -  Watermark on left side: Bud[unclear]n; on right side: "GB" [under fleur-de-lis].
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined (8 panels).
  • -  Includes text, notes, and Washington coat-of-arms.
  • -  Annotated in ink script on verso: Federal-City.
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 53 x 71 cm, on sheet 55 x 77 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1798 .E4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017593100

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, Cartographer, William Thornton, C.-F Volney, and Engraver Thackara & Vallance. Plan 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 seat of their government, after the year MDCCC. [Philadelphia: publisher not identified, ?, 1798] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017593100/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A., Thornton, W., Volney, C. -. & Thackara & Vallance, E. (1798) Plan 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 seat of their government, after the year MDCCC. [Philadelphia: publisher not identified, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017593100/.

MLA citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, Cartographer, et al. Plan 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 seat of their government, after the year MDCCC. [Philadelphia: publisher not identified, ?, 1798] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017593100/>.