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Plan of part of the city of Washington : on which is shewn the squares, lots, &c., divided between William Prout Esq'r and the Commissioners of the Federal Buildings, agreeably to the deed of trust

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Creator	King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812
Date	1800
Name on Item	laid down from a scale of 200 feet pr. inch by N. King, 1800
Scale	Scale [1:2,400]
Language	English
Location	Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local)	Library of Congress Collection
Subjects	Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps Landowners--Washington (D.C.)--Maps Washington (D.C.)--Maps Lincoln Park (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
Places	District of Columbia North and Central America United States Washington
Extent	1 ms. map on 2 sheets : col., on paper backing ; 51 x 141 cm., sheets each 53 x 72 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes	Cadastral map showing original landholdings, new block numbers, new lot lines, lot numbers, and street widths. Covers area in N.E.-S.E. Washington (now Lincoln Park district) approx. bounded by Navy Yard, 3rd St. N.E.-S.E., H St. N.E., and 13th St. N.E.-S.E. Manuscript: Pen-and-ink, red ink, and watercolors. Oriented with north to the right. Drawn in southern/northern segments. Lightly soiled on surface, brittle, missing small sections along margins. Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797. Accompanied by an exemplary section of the original cloth backing (removed during 1998 conservation treatment). Includes text titled "Explanation" and embellished title cartouche.