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 MDCC

Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820

[1792]

engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance ; in order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew a true meridional line ... and left nothing to the uncertainty of the compass.

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Scale [ca. 1:19,800]

English

Boston Public Library

Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

• Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
• Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

• District of Columbia
• Georgetown
• North and Central America
• United States
• Washington

1 map ; 52 x 68 cm.

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• Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
• Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
• Also covers Georgetown.
• Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms.
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