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We Are One: Based on a map published by a British mapmaker in 1796, Pierre Antoine Tardieu prepared this 1802 version for a French audience. Tardieu emphasized the geography of the United States. Adorned with a cartouche highlighting Niagara Falls, a new American icon, it defines the nation’s boundaries and depicts the states of Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee. An inset showcases Pierre L’Enfant’s plan for the nation’s capital in Washington, DC. The plan, inspired by Baroque city designs, features broad diagonal avenues imposed on a grid street system, reflecting the city’s proposed function as a ceremonial seat of government.
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Document identity
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8049g959w
label
United States of Nth. America
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
8049g959w
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
United States of Nth. America
description
We Are One: Based on a map published by a British mapmaker in 1796, Pierre Antoine Tardieu prepared this 1802 version for a French audience. Tardieu emphasized the geography of the United States. Adorned with a cartouche highlighting Niagara Falls, a new American icon, it defines the nation’s boundaries and depicts the states of Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee. An inset showcases Pierre L’Enfant’s plan for the nation’s capital in Washington, DC. The plan, inspired by Baroque city designs, features broad diagonal avenues imposed on a grid street system, reflecting the city’s proposed function as a ceremonial seat of government.
date
["1802"]
year
1802
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006229
creators
Tardieu, Pierre Antoine, 1784-1869
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Paris
publisher
Treuttel et Wurtz
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 124 x 138 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes text, decorative cartouche, and inset "Plan de la ville de Washington située sur le Territoire de Columbia."
In English and French.
This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=99.
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no
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8049g959w
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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c761e40e34845636