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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 1800

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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 1800

Names

  • Reid, John (Publisher)
  • Rollinson, William, 1762-1842.
  • Wayland, Levi, -1795.
  • Smith, Charles, map publisher.

Created / Published

  • [New York] : Publish'd by I. Reid, L. Wayland, and C. Smith, 1795.

Headings

  • -  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--Georgetown (Washington)

Notes

  • -  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.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 1295
  • -  2 copies
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 40 x 52 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1795 .R41
  • G3850 1795 .R41 Copy 3. Bound with copy 2 of the American atlas.
  • G3850 1795 .R41 Copy 4. Bound with copy 4 of the American atlas. Foxed.

Source Collection

  • Winterbotham, William, American atlas, containing the following maps, viz ...

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694117

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Reid, John, William Rollinson, Levi Wayland, and Charles Smith. 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. [New York: Publish'd by I. Reid, L. Wayland, and C. Smith, 1795] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694117/.

APA citation style:

Reid, J., Rollinson, W., Wayland, L. & Smith, C. (1795) 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. [New York: Publish'd by I. Reid, L. Wayland, and C. Smith] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694117/.

MLA citation style:

Reid, John, 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. [New York: Publish'd by I. Reid, L. Wayland, and C. Smith, 1795] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694117/>.