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. Title devised by cataloger. In pencil on paper slip affixed to cloth backing: Map found in an old closet in 1859 at Mt. Vernon exhibiting a portion of the city of Washington D.C. & supposed to be a part of the plat made by Geo. Washington. Pen-and-ink, watercolors, and lead pencil. Originally drawn on 5 sheets. Darkened, halved, and mounted on cloth backing. On G&M prelim. shelflist card: From Toner collection Vault DCP
- Date
- 1791
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Washington, George
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 21,766 × 6,571 pixels
Public domainsafest
Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.
Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-100-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.
Credit line
"Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C." (1791). Washington, George. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_map_of_part_of_S.W._and_S.E._Washington_D.C.._LOC_88694212.jpgNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 119255.
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