Map 1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showing the main roads (used by President Washington) as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in 1791-2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815

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Title

  • 1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showing the main roads (used by President Washington) as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in 1791-2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815

Names

  • Harmon, A. C. (Artemas Canfield), 1873-

Created / Published

  • [Washington? : s.n., 1931]

Headings

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

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Blueprint.
  • -  LC Trails 96
  • -  Includes text.
  • -  LC copy signed in ink at bottom: By Artemas C. Harmon.
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : photocopy ; 47 x 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.P2 1791 .H3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694209

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Harmon, A. C. map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out: showing the main roads used by President Washington as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in -2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815. [Washington?: s.n, 1791] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694209/.

APA citation style:

Harmon, A. C. (1791) map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out: showing the main roads used by President Washington as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in -2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815. [Washington?: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694209/.

MLA citation style:

Harmon, A. C. map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out: showing the main roads used by President Washington as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in -2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815. [Washington?: s.n, 1791] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694209/>.