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Map Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol : colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed

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Title

  • Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol : colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed

Names

  • District of Columbia. Office of the Surveyor.
  • Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820.

Created / Published

  • 1815.

Headings

  • -  United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
  • -  City planning--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Public lands--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Capitol Hill (Washington)
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Mall, The (Washington)
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Genre

  • Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Covers area bounded by 2nd St. east, D St. south, 6th St. west, and D St. north, including eastern part of the Mall.
  • -  Relief shown by shading.
  • -  Partial cadastral map showing buildings, some lots, and block numbers and dimensions.
  • -  Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and lead pencil.
  • -  Oriented with north to the left.
  • -  Torn and missing small sections along edges.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes note and survey data.
  • -  Phillips. Washington, 126
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : ms., col., cloth backing ; 59 x 47 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3852.U518G45 1815 .D5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88690768

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

District Of Columbia. Office Of The Surveyor, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol: colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed. 1815. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88690768/.

APA citation style:

District Of Columbia. Office Of The Surveyor & Latrobe, B. H. (1815) Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol: colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88690768/.

MLA citation style:

District Of Columbia. Office Of The Surveyor, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol: colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed. 1815. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88690768/>.