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Source Description
Shows block numbers, wards, existing and planned government buildings, and radial distances from Capitol.
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Document identity
localId
4m90f3714
label
Plan of the city of Washington, seat of government of the United States
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
4m90f3714
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan of the city of Washington, seat of government of the United States
description
Shows block numbers, wards, existing and planned government buildings, and radial distances from Capitol.
date
["[1822]"]
year
1822
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010836
creators
Elliot, William, 1773?-1837
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Washington (D.C.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
District of Columbia
North and Central America
United States
Washington
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
District of Columbia
city
Washington
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C
publisher
S.A. Elliot
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38.8833
schema:longitude
-77.0333
extent
1 map ; 43 x 51 cm.
notes
Shows block numbers, wards, existing and planned government buildings, and radial distances from Capitol.
"Entered according to Act of Congress on the 12 day of Nov. 1822 by S.A. Elliot of the District of Columbia."
From William Elliot's The Washington guide, 1822.
Includes indexed table of points of interest.
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no
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4m90f3714
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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