![Oldsmobile Sales Co., Rock Creek Park, [Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvb2xkc21vYmlsZS1zYWxlcy1jby1yb2NrLWNyZWVrLXBhcmstd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0zLTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "Oldsmobile Sales Co., Rock Creek Park, [Washington, D.C.]")
Washington, D. C. , May 29, 2009 -- President Obama at FEMA headquarte...
The original database describes this as: Title: President Obama visits FEMA headquarters Production Date: 05/29/2009 Caption: Washington, D. C. , May 29, 2009 -- President Obama at FEMA headquarters at a mee... more
Unknown Solider
The Unknown Soldier being taken to Arlington National Cemetery
![[The visitation]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvdGhlLXZpc2l0YXRpb24tY2NmMTMzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/55/webp "[The visitation]")
[The visitation]
Print after Albrecht Dürer's woodcut Visitation, no. 8 in his Life of the Virgin series, shows the Virgin and St. Elizabeth, both pregnant, greeting each other as Zacharias stands in a doorway. Dürer's pet dog ... more
John Triplett, , Map of a Road from Georgetown to Stevensburg
Map of a Road from Georgetown to Stevensburg
Philippus de Champaigne Bruxellensis pictor regius, ... / Se ipse pinx...
Portrait print of artist Philippe de Champaigne, based on his self-portrait of 1668. Title from item. Marsh Collection. Published in: The first Smithsonian collection : the European engravings of George Perkins... more
Thomas Jefferson, , Itinerary and Map of Trip from Washington, D. C. t...
Itinerary and Map of Trip from Washington, D. C. to Stevensburg
Part of Georgetown, Maryland /
Cadastral survey map of area bounded by 33rd St., M St., Wisconsin Av. N.W., and the Georgetown waterfront, Washington D.C. Does not show ownership. Relief shown by hachures. Red ink, black ink, and blue wash. ... more
![[Cadastral map of Beatty and Hawkins's addition to Georgetown, Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NTUvMDEvMDEvY2FkYXN0cmFsLW1hcC1vZi1iZWF0dHktYW5kLWhhd2tpbnNzLWFkZGl0aW9uLXRvLWdlb3JnZXRvd24td2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Cadastral map of Beatty and Hawkins's addition to Georgetown, Washington D.C.].")
Map of George Town, 1751.
Cadastral map showing lot numbers. "Taken from George Town journal of the Commissioners, 1751 to 1789." Blueprint. Includes note. LC copy mounted on cloth backing and annotated in black ink: A.C. Harmon 1931. A... more
![[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Tiber Creek, now central Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvcHJvcGVydHktc3VydmV5LW9mLXRyYWN0cy1hbmQtbGFuZC1ncmFudHMtaW4tcGFydC1vZi1tYXJ5bGFuZC1uZWFyLXRpYmVyLWNyZWVrLWM0OTc0ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Tiber Creek, now central Washington D.C.].")
[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Ti...
Cadastral map covering tracts named Jamaca, Port Royal, Burns Neglect, Elenor, Gleenings, Gordons Meddows, Knock, Houp Yard, and Cern Abbey Mannor. "Beginning of 'Cern Abbey Mannor' being a resurvey on Duddingt... more
![[Property survey of that part of Prince Georges County, Maryland, later to become central Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvcHJvcGVydHktc3VydmV5LW9mLXRoYXQtcGFydC1vZi1wcmluY2UtZ2Vvcmdlcy1jb3VudHktbWFyeWxhbmQtbGF0ZXItdG8tYmVjb21lLTNjMTUzYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Property survey of that part of Prince Georges County, Maryland, later to become central Washington D.C.].")
[Property survey of that part of Prince Georges County, Maryland, late...
Cadastral survey of tracts identified as Duddington Manor, New Troy, Gordons Meadows, Gleanings, Elinor, Bealls Leveles, Duddington Pasture, etc. Photocopy of ms. survey map. Oriented with north to the right. O... more
Plat of Carrollsburg /
Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers and some initials of proprietors. Alternate title in ink on verso: Plan of Carrollsburg that now forms a part of Washington City. Brown and red inks. Oriented with north... more
Thomas Jefferson, 1783, Table of Distances to Philadelphia, Trenton, a...
Table of Distances to Philadelphia, Trenton, and Georgetown
Map of landholdings in the part of Prince George's County (Md.) that i...
Shows landholdings as of "1784." Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink (black and purple) on tracing linen. Title devised by cataloger. Probably traced by Joseph M. Toner from the original map by Beatty and Or... more
![The plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvdGhlLXBsb3Qtb2YtY2Fycm9sbHNidXJnaC1wYXJ0LW9mLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtY2Y4MzVlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/25/webp "The plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.].")
The plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.].
Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers. Pen-and-ink. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Torn and fold-lined. Accompanied by index of lots: List of the original proprietors of the lots in Carrollsburg... more
![[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later streets and lots of Washington D.C. superimposed] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvbWFwLW9mLWNhcnJvbGxzYnVyZy1zaG93aW5nLWl0cy1zdHJlZXQtYW5kLWxvdC1zeXN0ZW0td2l0aC10aGUtbGF0ZXItc3RyZWV0cy02NWE2MGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later streets and lots of Washington D.C. superimposed] /")
[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later ...
Cadastral map showing lot and block numbers. Carrollsburg shown in red, Washington in green. India ink and watercolor. Soiled, missing small sections along edges, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes text and... more
![[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre-1790 landholdings].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvc2l0ZS1vZi10aGUtbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWluLXJlbGF0aW9uLXRvLXByZS0xNzkwLWxhbmRob2xkaW5ncy03MGI2NWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/41/webp "[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre-1790 landholdings].")
[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre...
Shows boundaries and names of original landholdings. Indicates "Approximate position of L. of C.--located by a later survey." "Traced from a map in 'Potomac Flats Case,' vol. VI." Lead pencil. Available also th... more
Plan of part of the city of Washington on which is exhibited the divis...
Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers in the area of Northwest D.C. bounded by N, Ninth, G, and Fifteenth streets. Pen-and-ink, lead-pencil, and watercolor. Indexed for and color-coded to landowners' name... more
![Hamburgh in red, the city in green : [Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvaGFtYnVyZ2gtaW4tcmVkLXRoZS1jaXR5LWluLWdyZWVuLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtOTEyODQzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "Hamburgh in red, the city in green : [Washington D.C.].")
Hamburgh in red, the city in green : [Washington D.C.].
Partial cadastral map showing Washington D.C. street system superimposed on the earlier Hamburg street plan. Shows Hamburg lots and Washington block numbers and dimensions. Covers area bounded by 27th, H, and 1... more
Goose Creek : Washington D.C.
Covers Tiber Creek estuary in the area now occupied by the Mall. Shows proposed Washington D.C. street alignments. Pen-and-ink and brown wash. Originally drawn on 2 sheets. Watermark: J Whatman (with fleur-de-l... more
![[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvZG90dGVkLWxpbmUtbWFwLW9mLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtMTc5MS1iZWZvcmUtYXVnLTE5dGgtODY2NjNiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/25/webp "[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th].")
[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th].
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... more
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...
At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Reduced-scale facsim. of earlier 1887 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey facsim. of the ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts con... more
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvcGxhbi1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1pbnRlbmRlZC1mb3ItdGhlLXBlcm1hbmVudC1zZWF0LW9mLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LW9mLXRoZS11bml0ZWQtNDE2MTljLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...
At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Printed in black only. Includes texts containing letters dated "... more
1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showi...
Relief shown by hachures. Blueprint. LC Trails 96 Includes text. LC copy signed in ink at bottom: By Artemas C. Harmon. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvcGxhbi1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1pbnRlbmRlZC1mb3ItdGhlLXBlcm1hbmVudC1zZWF0LW9mLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LW9mLXRoZS11bml0ZWQtMzg5OGFmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...
At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of ... more
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvcGxhbi1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1pbnRlbmRlZC1mb3ItdGhlLXBlcm1hbmVudC1zZWF0LW9mLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LW9mLXRoZS11bml0ZWQtZDZkOTNhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...
At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," ... more
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTEvMDEvMDEvcGxhbi1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1pbnRlbmRlZC1mb3ItdGhlLXBlcm1hbmVudC1zZWF0LW9mLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LW9mLXRoZS11bml0ZWQtNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
The Mall as proposed by Pierre L'Enfant 1790 : from the original : Was...
At head of title: Jan. 1st 1900. "To accompany annual report of Theo. A. Bingham, June 30th 1901, Col. U.S. Army." "Eng 57 1." LC copy fold-lined, halved, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil: Copi... more
![[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvc3VydmV5LW1hcC1vZi1wYXJ0LW9mLXN3LWFuZC1zZS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTlhNjhiMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/12/webp "[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].")
[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].
Covers area bounded by Q St. S.W./S.E., Anacostia River, S St. S.W., and Potomac River. Shows block outlines and numbers, street center-lines, base points, and dimensions. Does not show lots or land ownership. ... more
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvcGxhbi1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1pbnRlbmRlZC1mb3ItdGhlLXBlcm1hbmVudC1zZWF0LW9mLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LW9mLXRoZS11bml0ZWQtZDNkZmMwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...
Photocopy of a facsim. of the 1791 L'Enfant plan. Original facsim. extensively annotated in ink by Lawrence Martin, chief, Division of Maps, Library of Congress. Includes text, indexed "References," and photoco... more
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTEvMDEvMDEvcGxhbi1vZi10aGUtY2l0eS1pbnRlbmRlZC1mb3ItdGhlLXBlcm1hbmVudC1zZWF0LW9mLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LW9mLXRoZS11bml0ZWQtNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![Map of the middle states of North America with part of Canada shewing the situation of the principal towns, viz. Columbia [i.e. Washington, D.C.], Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Rhode Island, Boston & Montreal, also their several communications with respect to Lake Ontario.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvbWFwLW9mLXRoZS1taWRkbGUtc3RhdGVzLW9mLW5vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2Etd2l0aC1wYXJ0LW9mLWNhbmFkYS1zaGV3aW5nLXRoZS1zaXR1YXRpb24tNDg5MTI4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Map of the middle states of North America with part of Canada shewing the situation of the principal towns, viz. Columbia [i.e. Washington, D.C.], Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Rhode Island, Boston & Montreal, also their several communications with respect to Lake Ontario.")
Map of the middle states of North America with part of Canada shewing ...
Item 32 in exhibit, "City of magnificent distances, the nation's capital," that was presented in 1991 at Library of Congress. Map incorrectly locates "Columbia" (Washington, D.C.) on Shenandoah River Available ... more
![Topography of the federal city, 1791 : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTEvMDEvMDEvdG9wb2dyYXBoeS1vZi10aGUtZmVkZXJhbC1jaXR5LTE3OTEtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/34/webp "Topography of the federal city, 1791 : [Washington D.C.] /")
![[Map of Washington D.C. metropolitan area showing roads and ferries as of 1792].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvbWFwLW9mLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtbWV0cm9wb2xpdGFuLWFyZWEtc2hvd2luZy1yb2Fkcy1hbmQtZmVycmllcy1hcy1vZi0xNzkyLWM1M2VmYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Map of Washington D.C. metropolitan area showing roads and ferries as of 1792].")
[Map of Washington D.C. metropolitan area showing roads and ferries as...
Relief shown by contours. Base map title: Maryland--District of Columbia--Virginia, Washington sheet. Annotated in red ink to show early roads and ferries. Includes notes. LC copy stained, additionally annotate... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. In center upper margin: Plate no. 2342. In... more
![[L'Enfant map of Wash., D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTIvMDEvMDEvbGVuZmFudC1tYXAtb2Ytd2FzaC1kYy02NDAuanBn/40/25/webp "[L'Enfant map of Wash., D.C.]")
[L'Enfant map of Wash., D.C.]
Engraved by Ellicott. Illus. in: The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine, 1792 March, first page. Reference copy may be in LOT 4386-12. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption c... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Reprint of the Andrew Ellicott 1792 map of Washington D.C. At head of title: To front p. 636. At bottom: Engraved for Encyclopædia Perthensis. Differs from other 1792 ed. (76-696408) in having the Encyclopædia ... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. In left upper margin: No. 3043 price 30 cen... more
George Washington to Washington, D.C., Commissioners, January 17, 1792...
in Thomas Jefferson's Hand
![This is a plat of the square where my house and lot stands on on [sic] D Street : 29 feet front runing [sic] 138 feet 5 1/2 inches to the alley ... forming a plat thus : [part of N.W. Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTIvMDEvMDEvdGhpcy1pcy1hLXBsYXQtb2YtdGhlLXNxdWFyZS13aGVyZS1teS1ob3VzZS1hbmQtbG90LXN0YW5kcy1vbi1vbi1zaWMtZC1zdHJlZXQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "This is a plat of the square where my house and lot stands on on [sic] D Street : 29 feet front runing [sic] 138 feet 5 1/2 inches to the alley ... forming a plat thus : [part of N.W. Washington D.C.] /")
Plan of the city of Washington
Printed from the same plate as the map appearing in The universal asylum, and Columbian magazine, Philadelphia, Mar. 1792. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes lat... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Watermarks: Budgen, GR, [crown over fleur-de-lis]. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text and notes. LC c... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
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. [P... more
Map of Georgetown : act of May 15, 1751.
Cadastral map showing lot numbers. Covers area bounded by 33rd, Prospect, Thomas Jefferson streets N.W., and the Potomac waterfront. Below title: Survey & plat completed February 27, 1752; 69 lots sold on March... more
Sketch of Washington in embryo : viz., previous to its survey by Major...
Cadastral map showing landholdings in central Washington with owners' names. Facsim. of 1874 map compiled by E.F.M. Faehtz and F.W. Pratt. Original version: [Washington? : s.n.], 1874. Includes text. LC copy fo... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Map no. and price do not appear in upper margin. Includes text and n... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
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. [P... more
![[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Perspective]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTIvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtcGVyc3BlY3RpdmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Perspective]")
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Perspective]
Inscription on recto: A-2 Front and [...] Section of Capitol [...] Hallet plans. Conservation control number 8-99-815.4
View of the city of Washington in 1792 : superimposed on a map of 1914...
Cadastral map showing land tracts, owners' names, block numbers, and radial distances from the Patent Office. Selected buildings and trees shown pictorially. Planimetric map--not bird's-eye view. Text signed by... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
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. [P... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers Georgetown. Includes text, notes, and coat-of-arms. Soiled, mounted on cloth backing, edge... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Watermarks: J Whatman, Budgen, [crown over fleur-de-lis]. Includes text and notes. LC copy soiled, torn, and annotated in ink at upper right: This map is o... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. LC copies accompanied by positive and negat... more
View of the city of Washington in 1792.
Cadastral map showing named land tracts with owners' names. Selected buildings and trees shown pictorially. Planimetric map--not bird's-eye view. Also shows townsites of Georgetown, Hamburgh, and Carrollsburg. ... more
![[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTIvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZm91bmRhdGlvbi1wbGFuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]")
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]
Inscriptions on mount: Hallet ; Com.20 ; (A39) ; #18. Conservation control number 8-99-815.5
![[Territory of Columbia].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvdGVycml0b3J5LW9mLWNvbHVtYmlhLWMwOTJkNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/40/webp "[Territory of Columbia].")
[Territory of Columbia].
Relief shown by hachures. City boundary labelled: Out lines of the city of Washington with the grand avenues and principal streets leading through the public appropriations. Title from later printed ed. Pen-and... more
![[United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façade. Elevation with central pediment and lantern]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXRvcnRvbGEtc2NoZW1lLWNvbXBldGl0aW9uLXJlbmRlcmluZy1vZi1mYWNhZGUtZWxldmF0aW9uLWJhOGUzYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/16/webp "[United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façade. Elevation with central pediment and lantern]")
[United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façad...
Architectural drawing showing Thornton's proposed design, known as the Tortola Scheme, with alternative design for flanking pavilions mounted to right. Inscribed in pencil by later hand: Dr. Wm. Thornton's Comp... more
A description of the situation and plan of the city of Washington : no...
Text only; does not include map. "London, York Hotel, Bridge-street, Black-friars, March 12, 1793." LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ... more
Plan of the city of Washington.
At upper left: Literary Magazine. From Literary magazine and British review, Jan. 1793, opp. p. 49 (AP3.L62). "Published as the Act directs Feb. 1, 1793 for the Proprietors by J. Good, Bond Street." Includes la... more
Territory of Columbia.
Relief shown by hachures. Facsim. of the 1793 topographic map of the District of Columbia by Andrew Ellicott. Original version: [Philadelphia? : s.n., 1793?]. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC copi... more
Cadastral survey map of Charles Carroll Jr.'s land in central Washingt...
Cadastral survey of land tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, New Troy, and Houps Addition, with owners' names. "The out lines of the Resurvey as made for Charles Carroll Jun'r the 16th day of May... more
![[Cadastral survey map of land tracts in central Washington D.C. ca. 1793].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvY2FkYXN0cmFsLXN1cnZleS1tYXAtb2YtbGFuZC10cmFjdHMtaW4tY2VudHJhbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWNhLTE3OTMtZmUyOTk1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Cadastral survey map of land tracts in central Washington D.C. ca. 1793].")
[Cadastral survey map of land tracts in central Washington D.C. ca. 17...
Facsim. of ms. cadastral survey of tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, and New Troy. "The whole now called Cerne-Abbey Manor contains 1531 [acres]. The resurvey is distinguished by black lines." ... more
![Map of Carroll's land : [central Washington, D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvbWFwLW9mLWNhcnJvbGxzLWxhbmQtY2VudHJhbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWQwZTUxMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "Map of Carroll's land : [central Washington, D.C.] /")
Map of Carroll's land : [central Washington, D.C.] /
Cadastral survey of land tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, New Troy, and Houps Addition, with owners' names. "The out lines of the Resurvey as made for Charles Carroll Jun'r the 16th day of May... more
![[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketches - elevations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTMvMDEvMDEvbW9udW1lbnRzLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtc2tldGNoZXMtZWxldmF0aW9ucy02NDAuanBn/40/33/webp "[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketches - elevations]")
[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketches - elevations]
Conservation control number 8.99.815.15
![[United States Capitol ("Federal Capitol"), Washington, D.C. Preliminary elevations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTMvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLWZlZGVyYWwtY2FwaXRvbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLXByZWxpbWluYXJ5LWVsZXZhdGlvbnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (\"Federal Capitol\"), Washington, D.C. Preliminary elevations]")
[United States Capitol ("Federal Capitol"), Washington, D.C. Prelimina...
Inscription: No. 1 Com. federal Capitol. Original & incompleat sketches of two sections drawn from No 14 & 15. S. Hallet.
Territory of Columbia.
Relief shown by hachures. "Reproduced by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in February 1898 from a print in the Hall of Maps and Charts of the Library of Congress." Facsimile. Original version: Drawn by And'w ... more
![[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Various studies - plans and elevations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTMvMDEvMDEvbW9udW1lbnRzLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtdmFyaW91cy1zdHVkaWVzLXBsYW5zLWFuZC1lbGV2YXRpb25zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Various studies - plans and elevations]")
[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Various studies - plans and elevations]
Sketches show studies for circular, rectilinear, domed, and pyramidal monuments, also notations and computations on verso. Some schemes probably for U.S. Capitol.
![[United States Capitol ("Federal Capitol"), Washington, D.C. Floor plan]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTMvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLWZlZGVyYWwtY2FwaXRvbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWZsb29yLXBsYW4tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[United States Capitol (\"Federal Capitol\"), Washington, D.C. Floor plan]")
![[United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façade. Elevation with central dome and lantern]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTMvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXRvcnRvbGEtc2NoZW1lLWNvbXBldGl0aW9uLXJlbmRlcmluZy1vZi1mYWNhZGUtZWxldmF0aW9uLTEwMjQuanBn/40/20/webp "[United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façade. Elevation with central dome and lantern]")
[United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façad...
Architectural drawing showing Thornton's proposed design, known as the Tortola Scheme.
Map of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated the ho...
Covers part of central Washington D.C. bounded by 11th, K, 13th streets, and Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Shows block numbers and outlines, buildings, and building dimensions. Pen-and-ink, purple wash, and lead pe... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia, ceded by ...
Scale ca. 1:20,000. Has watermarks of 1794 appearing in each corner of the map. Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. "In order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott ... made the bases on which th... more
![[Partial cadastral map of the area immediately south of the Mall, S.W. Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvcGFydGlhbC1jYWRhc3RyYWwtbWFwLW9mLXRoZS1hcmVhLWltbWVkaWF0ZWx5LXNvdXRoLW9mLXRoZS1tYWxsLXN3LXdhc2hpbmd0b24tNjU3ZDI1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Partial cadastral map of the area immediately south of the Mall, S.W. Washington D.C.].")
[Partial cadastral map of the area immediately south of the Mall, S.W....
Cadastral map showing lot and block numbers, outline of pre-existing landholding, and lots tinted in different colors in some blocks. Covers area bounded by Washington Canal, 3rd St. S.W., H St. S.W., and the P... more
Plan of the city of Washington.
Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Georgetown. From Jedidiah Morse's The American geography, 1794, p. 468. "Published by J. Stockdale Piccadilly 16th Sept'r 1794." LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Available... more
![5th plan, from 7th east to 13th Street and G Street south to East Capitol Street : [S.E. Washington D.C.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvNXRoLXBsYW4tZnJvbS03dGgtZWFzdC10by0xM3RoLXN0cmVldC1hbmQtZy1zdHJlZXQtc291dGgtdG8tZWFzdC1jYXBpdG9sLXN0cmVldC00MGVkOTUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "5th plan, from 7th east to 13th Street and G Street south to East Capitol Street : [S.E. Washington D.C.].")
5th plan, from 7th east to 13th Street and G Street south to East Capi...
Partial cadastral map showing block numbers, outline of pre-existing landholding, and lots tinted in different colors. Covers area bounded by East Capitol, 13th, G, and 7th streets S.E. Title from handwritten (... more
Territory of Columbia /
Relief shown by hachures. Printed along city boundary: Out lines of the city of Washington with the grand avenues and principal streets leading through the public appropriations. Oriented with north toward the ... more
![Plan of part of the city of Washington exhibiting the property of James M. Ling[a]n ; A map of part of a tract of land called the Hopyard : being part of the estate of William Baily Esq. situated in the city of Washington ... : surveyed by order of the Commissioners Nov. 4th 1794, George Fenwick /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvcGxhbi1vZi1wYXJ0LW9mLXRoZS1jaXR5LW9mLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZXhoaWJpdGluZy10aGUtcHJvcGVydHktb2YtamFtZXMtbS1saW5nYW4tN2NmYzc3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/33/webp "Plan of part of the city of Washington exhibiting the property of James M. Ling[a]n ; A map of part of a tract of land called the Hopyard : being part of the estate of William Baily Esq. situated in the city of Washington ... : surveyed by order of the Commissioners Nov. 4th 1794, George Fenwick /")
Plan of part of the city of Washington exhibiting the property of Jame...
Cadastral maps showing original landholdings with 1858 street system superimposed. Lingan map covers area bounded by W, 16th, H, 22nd, and Boundary streets N.W. Baily map covers area bounded by F, 14th, N, and ... more
Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...
Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Also covers Georgetown. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "L. Wayland and C. Smith 1795" deleted from publisher's statement. Includes "R... more
Map of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated a hous...
Covers area bounded by 9th, 11th, G, nd I streets N.W. Shows house and graveyard dimensions, block dimensions, and block numbers. Black, brown, and red inks. Watermarked (fleur-de-lis under crown). Mounted on c... more
Map of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated a hous...
Covers area bounded by Florida Avenue, 14th, V, and 12th streets N.W. Probably drawn by Nicholas King. Black and red inks. Watermark: IV. Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress... more
Map of part of the city of Washington, shewing the situation of the ma...
Shows block numbers, buildings by type of occupancy, fences, and street names. Covers area along Potomac River waterfront between E and L streets S.W. Facsim. of ms. map drawn by Nicholas King. Original version... more
Map of that part of the city of Washington on which is situated the ma...
Shows block numbers, buildings with dimensions, and street names. Covers area bounded by 17th, G, 19th streets S.E., and the Anacostia River. Probably drawn by Nicholas King. Black, brown, and red inks. Waterma... more