Plan of part of the city of Washington, in the vicinity of the upper Eastern Branch ferry, shewing the situation of the buildings & grave-yards belonging to the Widow Wheler.
Summary
Covers area bounded by 12th, L, 15th streets, and Anacostia River waterfront S.E.
Relief shown by hachures.
On accompanying fact sheet: Nicholas King journal, Ms. Division L.C. ... order to map ... 1796. King ... prepared the maps on Nov. 21.
Pen-and-ink and watercolors.
Watermark: 1794 (under fleur-de-lis).
Mounted on cloth backing.
Accompanied by fact sheet. 1 sheet : ms. ; 61 x 46 cm.
Includes note.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Cited in preliminary cataloging: Toner Collection no. 18.
Phillips. Washington, 1169
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Tags
real property
washington dc
maps
waterfronts
wheler elizabeth
homes and haunts
maps manuscript
manuscript maps
united states
district of columbia
washington
washington city
plan
part
city
vicinity
eastern
branch
ferry
eastern branch ferry
situation
buildings
grave yards
widow
wheler
widow wheler
1796
map of washington dc
early works to 1800
county landownership maps
cultural landscapes
geography and map division
n king
n nicholas king
map
ultra high resolution
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settlement
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vintage maps
Date
01/01/1796
Contributors
King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812.
Source
Library of Congress
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Copyright info
Public Domain