Map Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.]

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Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.]
Contributor Names
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825.
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings.
Created / Published
[Washington] : United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, [1887]
Subject Headings
-  Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Notes
-  At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C.
-  Lacks printer's statement.
-  Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan.
-  Original version: [1791].
-  Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," text printed below "N.I.," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne.
-  At lower right: N.I.
-  In right upper margin: No. 3035a price 50 cents.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  LC copies fold-lined, sectioned, and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2 also extensively annotated in red ink to show later buildings and streetcar lines and has red-ink index of "References" pasted on.
-  2 copies
-  DCP
Medium
1 map : col. ; 70 x 82 cm., on sheet 78 x 119 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3850 1791 .L4 1887
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct000514
Library of Congress Control Number
88694201
Online Format
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https://lccn.loc.gov/88694201
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Chicago citation style:

L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey, and United States Commissioner Of Public Buildings. Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States: projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac": Washington D.C. [Washington: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1791] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694201/.

APA citation style:

L'Enfant, P. C., U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey & United States Commissioner Of Public Buildings. (1791) Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States: projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac": Washington D.C. [Washington: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694201/.

MLA citation style:

L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, U.S. Coast And Geodetic Survey, and United States Commissioner Of Public Buildings. Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States: projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac": Washington D.C. [Washington: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1791] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694201/>.

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