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A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Title
A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0
Names
Force, Peter, 1790-1868 (Publisher)
Stone, William James, 1798-1865 (Engraver)
Davis & Force (Publisher)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Place: Washington, D.C. :
Publisher: Davis & Force,
Date Issued: 1820
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6251 [LHS 11]
Topics
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- Maps
Washington (D.C.) -- Administrative and political divisions -- Maps
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress on the 31th [sic] day of January 1820 by Peter Force of the District of Columbia."
Content: Also covers Georgetown.
Content: Differs from similar map in showing the wards.
Content: Includes ill. and index to points of interest.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 11.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Probably from Peter Force's A national calendar, 1820.
Content: Shows block numbers and wards.
Citation/reference: Variant of Phillips, P.L. List of maps and views of Washington and District of Columbia, p. 29
Statement of responsibility: eng'd by W.I. Stone, Wash'n.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 41 x 54 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 49606255
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15385776
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e4c15150-c5d4-012f-d54b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1790: Creator Born
  • 1820: Place
  • 1868: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eee4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eee4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1820). A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eee4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0