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 /
Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820, cartographer.
Thornton, William, 1759-1828, cartographer.
Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-François), 1757-1820, presentee.
Thackara & Vallance, engraver.
cartographic
Early maps. lcgft
eng
Shows proposed streets, block numbers, and proposed government buildings; also shows proposed "University" area (which does not appear on the original 1792 edition).
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings.
Also covers Georgetown.
Black-ink script added at right-hand edge: Presented to M'r Volney the 9th of february [thus] 1798 by W'm Thornton commissioner to the public Buildings. A second inked script describing the colors indicating house types (dated "February 1798") appears below the first script.
Annotated in red hand-coloration to show locations of brick houses and in blue to show locations of frame houses.
Watermark on left side: Bud[unclear]n; on right side: "GB" [under fleur-de-lis].
LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined (8 panels).
Includes text, notes, and Washington coat-of-arms.
Annotated in ink script on verso: Federal-City.
Dwellings--Washington (D.C.)--Maps.--Early works to 1800.
Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
United States District of Columbia Washington.
United States District of Columbia Washington Georgetown.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct008648