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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 MDCCC.

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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 MDCCC.

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Summary

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings.
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Also covers Georgetown.
Facsimile.
Original version: Engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance Philad'a 1792. [Philadelphia : s.n., 1792].
Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms.
At upper left of some copies: No. 3035 price 30 cents.
LC copies variously fold-lined, missing small edge sections, halved, annotated in pencil, laminated, and mounted on cloth backing.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
3 copies
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01/01/1792
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Contributors

Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Thackara & Vallance.
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Library of Congress
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