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MapPlan 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 … The earliest extant plan of Washington D.C., known as "The L'Enfant Plan." At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Dark and light inks, watercolors, and lead pencil annotations (some erased). Watermarks: GR, TB, [crown over fleur-de-lis in shield]. Originally drawn on 2 sheets. Brittle, torn, faded, missing edge and interior sections, varnished, darkened, and housed between sheets of glass in wooden frame.…- Contributor: L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … "I certify that this is a true copy of the original in this office, John Stewart, civil engineer in charge of records, 10th Oct'r 1882." Facsim. of the L'Enfant plan showing part of the street system of the original. Original version: [1791]. Includes text, notes, and descriptive index of "References." At lower right: N.I. LC copies halved and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2…- Contributor: Stewart, John - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … 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…- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … Title in left lower margin: Full-color facsimile of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan for the city of Washington. Full color facsim. of the earliest extant plan of Washington D.C. (The L'Enfant Plan). Computer graphics, United States Geological Survey, William E. Schinkel ... [et al.] ; map editing, Library of Congress, Richard W. Stephenson, with the assistance of Ralph E. Ehrenberg and Andrew J.…- Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - National Geographic Society (U.S.) - Ehrenberg, Ralph E. - Library of Congress - Schinkel, William E. - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - Stephenson, Richard W. - Cosentino, Andrew J.
- Date: 1991-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Printed in black only. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne. Lacks text below "N.I." At lower right: N.I. In right upper margin: No. 3035a price 50 cents. LC copy fold-lined, thirded, and…- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 …
Computer-assisted reproduction of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan for the city of Washington | L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan of the city of Washington In lower margin at left: Computer-assisted reproduction of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan for the city of Washington, produced by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Library of Congress. Facsimile. Original version: [1791]. "Published by the Library of Congress in 1991 with support from the National Geographic Society, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Park Service." Margins printed in beige tint. Available…- Contributor: National Geographic Society (U.S.) - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - Geological Survey (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 1991-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … 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," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne. Lacks text below "N.I." At lower right: N.I. In right upper margin: No. 3035a price 50 cents. Some copies have: ... 75 cents. LC copy 1…- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. 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 75 cents. LC copies halved and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the…- Contributor: L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne. Lacks text below "N.I." 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…- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan 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 … At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Reduced-scale facsim. of earlier 1887 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey facsim. of the ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne. Lacks text below "N.I." At lower right: N.I. In right upper margin: No. 3035a price 50 cents. Available…- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington Printed from the same plate as the map appearing in The universal asylum, and Columbian magazine, Philadelphia, Mar. 1792. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes latitude/longitude statement. LC copy 1 mounted on cloth backing and annotated in lead pencil: 1st printed edition of the L'Enfant plan. Copy 2 trimmed and mounted on cloth backing. Phillips. Washington…- Contributor: L'enfant, Pierre Charles - Thackara & Vallance
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington Relief shown by hachures. Watermark: SL. Includes latitude/longitude statement. LC copy accompanied by printed exhibit caption slip, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil in lower margin: The final version of the L'Enfant Plan, probably printed in 1794 ... Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP- Contributor: L'enfant, Pierre Charles - Thackara & Vallance
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Map[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th]. Shows survey lines and proposed public squares parks. Relief shown by hachures. Title from LC G&M Div. preliminary map shelflist card. Ms. survey map drawn by P.C. L'Enfant. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Black and col. inks, watercolors. In black ink at lower left: Note. All the lines coloured red are finished and those coloured yellow are intended to be compleated this…- Contributor: L'enfant, Pierre Charles
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapDesign of the federal city, comparative plans of L'Enfant and Ellicott : [Washington D.C.] 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…- Contributor: Ellicott, Andrew - Partridge, William T. - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. National Capital Park and Planning Commission
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MapThe Mall as proposed by Pierre L'Enfant 1790 : from the original : [Washington D.C.] At head of title: Jan. 1st 1900. "To accompany annual report of Theo. A. Bingham, June 30th 1901, Col. U.S. Army." "Eng 57 1." LC copy fold-lined, halved, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil: Copied in 1900 from the L'Enfant plan of the whole city and enlarged. Year 1790 in title crossed out in pencil and replaced with 1791. Annotated in ink:…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Owen, F. D. - United States. Office of Public Buildings and Grounds - Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred) - L'enfant, Pierre Charles
- Date: 1791-01-01