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English: Covers area bounded by Q St. S.W./S.E., Anacostia River, S St. S.W., and Potomac River. Shows block outlines and numbers, street center-lines, base points, and dimensions. Does not show lots or land ownership. Title devised by cataloger. In pencil on paper slip affixed to cloth backing: Map found in an old closet in 1859 at Mt. Vernon exhibiting a portion of the city of Washington D.C. & supposed to be a part of the plat made by Geo. Washington. Pen-and-ink, watercolors, and lead pencil. Originally drawn on 5 sheets. Darkened, halved, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. On G&M prelim. shelflist card: From Toner collection Vault DCP
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[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].
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G3851.B3 179- .S9
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Source https://www.loc.gov/item/88694212/
Author Washington, George
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United States · Washington D.C. · District Of Columbia · Washington
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American Memory · Cities And Towns · Catalog · Geography And Map Division
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Washington (D.C.) · Surveys · Maps, Manuscript · Washington · United States · Maps · Early Works To 1800 · District Of Columbia · Manuscript Maps

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