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 MDCCC

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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 MDCCC
Contributor Names
Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
Hill, Samuel, 1766?-1804.
Taggart, Hugh T. (Hugh Thomas), 1844-1914.
Created / Published
[Boston : s.n., 1792]
Subject Headings
-  Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Notes
-  Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
-  Watermarks: J Whatman, Budgen, [crown over fleur-de-lis].
-  Includes text and notes.
-  LC copy soiled, torn, and annotated in ink at upper right: This map is one of the original impressions from the "Boston Plate" of 1792 ... Hugh J. Taggart.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Phillips. Washington 1278
-  Vault
-  DCP
Medium
1 map ; 41 x 50 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3850 1792 .E43
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct002488
Library of Congress Control Number
88694162
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/88694162
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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, Samuel Hill, and Hugh T Taggart. 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 MDCCC. [Boston: s.n, 1792] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694162/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A., Hill, S. & Taggart, H. T. (1792) 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 MDCCC. [Boston: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694162/.

MLA citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, Samuel Hill, and Hugh T Taggart. 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 MDCCC. [Boston: s.n, 1792] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694162/>.

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