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Map 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

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Title

  • 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

  • Bent, William, 1747-1823.
  • Baker, B. (Benjamin), active 1766-1824.

Created / Published

  • [London?] : Published by W. Bent, 1793.

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

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Also covers Georgetown.
  • -  From Universal magazine, July 1793, facing p. 41.
  • -  Includes latitude/longitude statement.
  • -  LC copies variously torn, fold-lined, edged with imitation leather stripping, mounted on cloth backing, and accompanied by photocopy at larger scale.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 1289
  • -  3 copies
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 26 x 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1793 .B4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694152

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bent, William, and B Baker. 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?: Published by W. Bent, 1793] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694152/.

APA citation style:

Bent, W. & Baker, B. (1793) 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?: Published by W. Bent] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694152/.

MLA citation style:

Bent, William, and B Baker. 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?: Published by W. Bent, 1793] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694152/>.