Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th

L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825

[1791]

Scale [ca. 1:7,500]

English

Library of Congress Geography and Map Division

Library of Congress Collection

• Washington (D.C.)--Surveys--Maps--Early works to 1800
• Washington (D.C.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800

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

1 map : ms., col. ; 68 x 106 cm.

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• This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).

• 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 season.
• Watermark (crown over fleur-de-lis).
• Originally drawn on 2 sheets.
• Soiled, torn, missing small edge sections, and mounted on cloth backing.
• Accompanied by positive and negative photocopies of L'Enfant's letter to George Washington, Aug. 19, 1791, the original in the L'Enfant papers, no. 0215-977, L.C. Ms. Div.