Maps 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


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Title
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
Contributor Names
King, Rt. (Robert), 1774 or 1775-1831.
Schwarz, C., 1785?-1863.
Cooper, W.
Created / Published
[Washington : W. Cooper, 1818]
Subject Headings
-  Washington (D.C.)--Maps
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Notes
-  Shows block numbers.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  "Entered according to Act of Congress by R't King, District of Columbia."
-  Includes ill. of White House and Capitol.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  LC copy 1 soiled, torn, halved, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in ink on verso: A map of the city of Washington deposited by Robert King in a chancery suit: Robert King aga. Peter Force. Copy 2 edged with cloth stripping, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in red ink to match "References" on L'Enfant's ms. map of Washington.
-  2 copies
-  Vault
-  DCP
Medium
1 map ; 61 x 79 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3850 1818 .K5
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct006189r
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct006189v
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct001437
Library of Congress Control Number
map65001120
Online Format
image
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/map65001120
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Chicago citation style:

King, Rt. , 1774 Or, C Schwarz, and W Cooper. 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. [Washington: W. Cooper, 1818] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/map65001120/. (Accessed January 26, 2017.)

APA citation style:

King, R., Schwarz, C. & Cooper, W. (1818) 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. [Washington: W. Cooper] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/map65001120/.

MLA citation style:

King, Rt. , 1774 Or, C Schwarz, and W Cooper. 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. [Washington: W. Cooper, 1818] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/map65001120/>.