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Map Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall : as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university

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Title

  • Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall : as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university

Names

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

Created / Published

  • 1816.

Headings

  • -  Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  City planning--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Universities and colleges--Washington (D.C.)--Planning--Maps
  • -  Manuscript maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Mall, The (Washington)
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

  • -  Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Edged in cloth and mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Accompanied by exhibit caption: 717. Latrobe's suggestion for the national university. [2] p. ; 11 cm.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes computations.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 596
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : ms., col. ; 32 x 47 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3852.M3G45 1816 .D5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88690937

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

District Of Columbia. Office Of The Surveyor, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall: as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university. 1816. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88690937/.

APA citation style:

District Of Columbia. Office Of The Surveyor & Latrobe, B. H. (1816) Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall: as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88690937/.

MLA citation style:

District Of Columbia. Office Of The Surveyor, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall: as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university. 1816. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88690937/>.