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Map A description of the situation and plan of the city of Washington

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Title

  • A description of the situation and plan of the city of Washington : now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year 1800

Names

  • Walker, George, approximately 1752-approximately 1817

Created / Published

  • London : George Walker, [1793]

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  Broadsides--Washington (D.C.)--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

  • -  Text only; does not include map.
  • -  "London, York Hotel, Bridge-street, Black-friars, March 12, 1793."
  • -  LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP
  • -  LAC nsk 2021-03-04 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 1 broadside ; 42 x 33 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1793 .W3
  • Map Div. Case 1E 13 x 17 in.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694124

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Walker, George, Approximately Approximately 1817. A description of the situation and plan of the city of Washington: now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year. [London: George Walker, 1793] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694124/.

APA citation style:

Walker, G. (1793) A description of the situation and plan of the city of Washington: now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year. [London: George Walker] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694124/.

MLA citation style:

Walker, George, Approximately Approximately 1817. A description of the situation and plan of the city of Washington: now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year. [London: George Walker, 1793] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694124/>.