• This old map of Plan of the City Intended for the Permanent Seat of the Government of The United States : Projected Agreeable to the Direction of the President of the United States, In Pursuance of an Act of Congress, Passed On the Sixteenth Day of July,
  • This old map of Plan of the City Intended for the Permanent Seat of the Government of The United States : Projected Agreeable to the Direction of the President of the United States, In Pursuance of an Act of Congress, Passed On the Sixteenth Day of July,
  • This old map of Plan of the City Intended for the Permanent Seat of the Government of The United States : Projected Agreeable to the Direction of the President of the United States, In Pursuance of an Act of Congress, Passed On the Sixteenth Day of July,
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Old early map / manuscript map of District of Columbia, United States, Washington, Washington D.C..

Created by Pierre Charles L'enfant, United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings in 1791.
  • The earliest extant plan of Washington D.C., known as "The L'Enfant Plan."
  • At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C.
  • Dark and light inks, watercolors, and lead pencil annotations (some erased).
  • Watermarks: GR, TB, [crown over fleur-de-lis in shield].
  • Originally drawn on 2 sheets.
  • Brittle, torn, faded, missing edge and interior sections, varnished, darkened, and housed between sheets of glass in wooden frame.
  • Includes text, notes, and index of "References."
  • At lower right: N.I.

Map Subjects

District Of Columbia

Early Maps

Early Works To 1800

Manuscript Maps

United States

Washington

Washington (D.C.)

Washington D.C.

Pierre Charles L'enfant

United States. Commissioner Of Public Buildings

1791

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1791

District Of Columbia

Early Maps

Early Works To 1800

Manuscript Maps

Map

Maps

Pierre Charles L'enfant

United States

United States. Commissioner Of Public Buildings

Washington

Washington (D.C.)

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This old map of Plan of the City Intended for the Permanent Seat of the Government of The United States : Projected Agreeable to the Direction of the President of the United States, In Pursuance of an Act of Congress, Passed On the Sixteenth Day of July,