Map Plan of the city of Washington Copy 1

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About this Item

Title
Plan of the city of Washington
Contributor Names
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825.
Thackara & Vallance.
Created / Published
[Philadelphia : s.n., 1792]
Subject Headings
-  Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Notes
-  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 1280
-  2 copies
-  Vault
-  DCP
Medium
1 map ; 21 x 26 cm., on sheet 35 x 43 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3850 1792 .L4
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct000509
Library of Congress Control Number
88694159
Online Format
image
Description
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 1280 2 copies Vault DCP
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/88694159
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L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, and Thackara & Vallance. Plan of the city of Washington. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1792] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694159/.

APA citation style:

L'Enfant, P. C. & Thackara & Vallance. (1792) Plan of the city of Washington. [Philadelphia: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694159/.

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L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, and Thackara & Vallance. Plan of the city of Washington. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1792] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694159/>.