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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 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

Names

  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.

Created / Published

  • [Perth, Scotland? : s.n., 1794?]

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Reprint of the Andrew Ellicott 1792 map of Washington D.C.
  • -  At head of title: To front p. 636.
  • -  At bottom: Engraved for Encyclopædia Perthensis.
  • -  Differs from other 1792 ed. (76-696408) in having the Encyclopædia Perthensis statement at bottom of plate.
  • -  At upper right: Plate III.
  • -  Watermark: 1794.
  • -  Includes text.
  • -  LC copy backed with rice paper [?], has paper strip affixed to verso, trimmed.
  • -  Vault
  • -  Acquisitions control no.: 98-22
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 40 x 50 cm., on sheet 44 x 52 cm., folded to 22 x 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1792 .E6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98689552

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew. 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. [Perth, Scotland?: s.n., ?, 1792] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98689552/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A. (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. [Perth, Scotland?: s.n., ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98689552/.

MLA citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew. 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. [Perth, Scotland?: s.n., ?, 1792] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98689552/>.