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Map [Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C.]

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Title

  • [Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C.]

Names

  • Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820.
  • King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812.

Created / Published

  • 1802-1803.

Contents

  • No. I of plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Canal at the Little Falls of Potomak to the Navy Yard in the city of Washington -- No. II of plans and sections ... to the Navy Yard in the city of Washington : Dec'r 1803 -- No. III of plans and sections ... in the city of Washington : Dec'r 1802 -- No. III of plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Little Falls Canal to the Navy Yard in the city of Washington : Dec'r 1802.

Headings

  • -  Washington Canal (Washington, D.C.)--Planning--Maps
  • -  Washington Canal (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)--Planning--Maps
  • -  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington Canal
  • -  United States--Maryland--Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Georgtown

Genre

  • Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Section III also covers lower part of Georgetown.
  • -  Drawn by Nicholas King.
  • -  Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Map no. I drawn in 2 sections and oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Some maps include text, inset, or 1 or 2 longitudinal sections of canal.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 74
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 4 maps : ms., col. ; 56 x 83 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3852.W28G45 s07 .L3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88690759

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, and N King. Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C. to 1803, 1802. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88690759/.

APA citation style:

Latrobe, B. H. & King, N. (1802) Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C. to 1803. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88690759/.

MLA citation style:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, and N King. Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C. to 1803, 1802. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88690759/>.