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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 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 government after the year MDCCC.

Names

  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
  • Hill, Samuel, 1766?-1804.
  • Stephenson, Richard W., 1930-
  • Library of Congress.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, 1990.

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
  • -  Scarves--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

  • -  "In order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew ..., and made the bases on which the whole plan was executed."
  • -  On accompanying text sheet: This cloth map features Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan of ... Washington, D.C., as it was engraved by Samuel Hill in Boston in ... 1792. The present scarf has been reproduced from a small souvenir map printed on cotton cloth that was made in 1792.
  • -  Facsimile.
  • -  Original version: [Boston? : s.n., 1792?].
  • -  Cloth map printed in either dark red or blue-black on cotton batiste.
  • -  Accompanied by text sheet: A Library of Congress reproduction / by Richard W. Stephenson. [1] sheet ; 28 x 22 cm.
  • -  Includes text, notes, and allegorical ill. in the 4 corners.
  • -  DCP
  • -  Vault
  • -  2 copies

Medium

  • 1 map : cotton cloth ; 76 x 75 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1792 .E42 1990

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90685765

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, Samuel Hill, Richard W Stephenson, and Library Of Congress. 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 government after the year MDCCC. [Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1990] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/90685765/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A., Hill, S., Stephenson, R. W. & Library Of Congress. (1990) 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 government after the year MDCCC. [Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90685765/.

MLA citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, et al. 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 government after the year MDCCC. [Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1990] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90685765/>.