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Plan of the city of Washington : now building for the metropolis of America, and established as the permanent residence of Congress after the year 1800 / B. Baker sculp. Islington.

Bent, William, 1747-1823.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[London?] : Published by W. Bent, 1793.

NOTES
Relief shown by hachures.

Also covers Georgetown.

From Universal magazine, July 1793, facing p. 41.

Includes latitude/longitude statement.

LC copies variously torn, fold-lined, edged with imitation leather stripping, mounted on cloth backing, and accompanied by photocopy at larger scale.

Scale [ca. 1:32,800].

SUBJECTS
Washington (D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
United States--District of Columbia--Washington.
United States--District of Columbia--Georgetown (Washington)

RELATED NAMES
Baker, B. (Benjamin), fl. 1766-1824.

MEDIUM
1 map ; 26 x 34 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3850 1793 .B4 Vault

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
g3850 ct000510 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.ct000510

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