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
- image
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/88694124
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