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DescriptionPlan 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 government after the LOC 90685765.tif |
English: "In order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew ..., and made the bases on which the whole plan was executed." On accompanying text sheet: This cloth map features Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan of ... Washington, D.C., as it was engraved by Samuel Hill in Boston in ... 1792. The present scarf has been reproduced from a small souvenir map printed on cotton cloth that was made in 1792. Facsimile. Original version: [Boston? : s.n., 1792?]. Cloth map printed in either dark red or blue-black on cotton batiste. Accompanied by text sheet: A Library of Congress reproduction / by Richard W. Stephenson. [1] sheet ; 28 x 22 cm. Includes text, notes, and allegorical ill. in the 4 corners. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP Vault 2 copies |
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Title InfoField | 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 government after the year MDCCC. | ||
Shelf ID InfoField | G3850 1792 .E42 1990 | ||
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Source | https://www.loc.gov/item/90685765/ | ||
Author | Library Of Congress; Ellicott, Andrew; Hill, Samuel; Stephenson, Richard W. | ||
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Location InfoField | United States · Washington D.C. · District Of Columbia · Washington · Washington. | ||
Part of InfoField | American Memory · Cities And Towns · Catalog · Geography And Map Division · General Maps | ||
Subject InfoField | Washington (D.C.) · Washington · Facsimiles · United States · Maps · Early Works To 1800 · District Of Columbia · Scarves |
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