Plan of the city of Washington
Description
Type of resource | cartographic |
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Form | computer; online resource |
Extent | 1 map : engraving ; 22 x 26 cm |
Place | Pennsylvania |
Place | [Philadelphia] |
Publisher | Thackara & Vallance |
Publication date | 1792; [March 1792] |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Map data | Scale not given ; W 77°11'50"--W 76°50'53"/N 39°01'22"--N 38°43'09" |
Creators/Contributors
Surveyor | Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820 | |
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Associated with | L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 | |
Engraver | Thackara & Vallance |
Subjects
Subject | City planning > Washington (D.C.) > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
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Subject | City blocks > Washington (D.C.) > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
Subject | Washington (D.C.) > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
Subject | Potomac River > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
Genre | Map |
Genre | Cartographic image |
Genre | Outline maps |
Bibliographic information
Statement of responsibility | Thackara & Vallance Sc. |
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Note | Compass rose. |
Note | Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. |
Note | French military engineer and architect Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant was invited by George Washington to lay out the new capital for the United States. |
Note | Published in the Universal asylum, and Columbian magazine, v. 4, March 1792. |
Note | Shows city plan, including "Presidents house" and "Capitol." |
Note | "Lat : Capitol 38°: 53' N. Long: 0: 0." |
Referenced by |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gj277vt1733 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Collection
Warren Heckrotte Map Collection
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