Old maps of Washington, D.C.
Maps of the capital from Pierre L'Enfant's plan of 1791 onward: the city of the 19th century, the ring of forts that defended it in the Civil War, bird's-eye views and the McMillan Plan for the Mall.
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L'Enfant's plan
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Plan of the city of Washington
1794 · Library of Congress
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
1791 · Library of Congress
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
1792 · Library of Congress
Plan of the city of Washington
1792 · Library of Congress
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
1792 · Library of Congress
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
1794 · Library of Congress
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
1792 · Library of Congress
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
1791 · Library of Congress
The city in the 1800s
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Map of the city of Washington.
1880 · Library of Congress
City of Washington.
1848 · Library of Congress
Georgetown and the city of Washington - the capital of the United States of America.
1857 · Library of Congress
Map of the city of Washington - established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America
1855 · Library of Congress
A map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia - established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America
1818 · Library of Congress
Map of the city of Washington - established as the permanent seat of the government of the United States of America
1846 · Library of Congress
Plan of the city of Washington - the capitol (sic) of the United States of America
1874 · Library of Congress
Map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, U. States of America.
1854 · Library of Congress
Civil War defences
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Map of fortifications and defenses of Washington.
1865 · Library of Congress
Surveys of the military defences, vicinity of Washington,DC
1862 · Library of Congress
Defenses of Washington. Maps 1 through 12 accompanying General Barnard's report.
1865 · 9 sheets
Map of the environs of Washington - compiled from Boschkes' map of the District of Columbia and from surveys of the U.S. Coast Survey showing the line of the defences of Washington as constructed
1865 · Library of Congress
Map of the defences of Washington.
1865 · Library of Congress
Surveys of the military defences, vicinity of Washington, D.C.
1862 · Library of Congress
Index map for sheets, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads - (Washington D.C. metropolitan area).
1871 · Library of Congress
Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia - showing forts and roads
1865 · Library of Congress
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