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Map Design of the federal city, comparative plans of L'Enfant and Ellicott : [Washington D.C.]

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Title

  • Design of the federal city, comparative plans of L'Enfant and Ellicott : [Washington D.C.]

Names

  • Partridge, William T.
  • L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825.
  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
  • United States. National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

Created / Published

  • [Washington] : National Capital Park and Planning Commission, [190-?]

Headings

  • -  City planning--Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  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--Washington--Georgetown

Notes

  • -  Shows major streets and avenues, plazas, and government buildings.
  • -  "Ellicott's engraved plan superimposed on the plan of L'Enfant showing the changes made in the engraved plan under the direction of President Washington."
  • -  Also covers Georgetown.
  • -  Includes notes.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  LC copy accompanied by negative photocopy and annotated in pencil in lower margin: From a copy loaned to L.C. by Hon. U.S. Grant, 3rd.
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : photocopy ; 27 x 35 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.G45 1792 .P3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694210

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Partridge, William T, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Andrew Ellicott, and United States National Capital Park And Planning Commission. Design of the federal city, comparative plans of L'Enfant and Ellicott: Washington D.C. [Washington: National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 190-?, 1791] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694210/.

APA citation style:

Partridge, W. T., L'Enfant, P. C., Ellicott, A. & United States National Capital Park And Planning Commission. (1791) Design of the federal city, comparative plans of L'Enfant and Ellicott: Washington D.C. [Washington: National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 190-?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694210/.

MLA citation style:

Partridge, William T, et al. Design of the federal city, comparative plans of L'Enfant and Ellicott: Washington D.C. [Washington: National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 190-?, 1791] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694210/>.