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
Contributor Names
Walker, George, approximately 1752-approximately 1817.
Created / Published
London : George Walker, [1793]
Subject 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.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  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
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct004190
Library of Congress Control Number
88694124
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/88694124
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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/>.

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