Sir Henry Raeburn - William Forsyth (1749–1814)
Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland) Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later streets and lots of Washington D.C. superimposed] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvbWFwLW9mLWNhcnJvbGxzYnVyZy1zaG93aW5nLWl0cy1zdHJlZXQtYW5kLWxvdC1zeXN0ZW0td2l0aC10aGUtbGF0ZXItc3RyZWV0cy02NWE2MGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later streets and lots of Washington D.C. superimposed] /")
[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later ...
Cadastral map showing lot and block numbers. Carrollsburg shown in red, Washington in green. India ink and watercolor. Soiled, missing small sections along edges, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes text and... More
![Plan of part of the city of Washington exhibiting the property of James M. Ling[a]n ; A map of part of a tract of land called the Hopyard : being part of the estate of William Baily Esq. situated in the city of Washington ... : surveyed by order of the Commissioners Nov. 4th 1794, George Fenwick /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvcGxhbi1vZi1wYXJ0LW9mLXRoZS1jaXR5LW9mLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZXhoaWJpdGluZy10aGUtcHJvcGVydHktb2YtamFtZXMtbS1saW5nYW4tN2NmYzc3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/33/webp "Plan of part of the city of Washington exhibiting the property of James M. Ling[a]n ; A map of part of a tract of land called the Hopyard : being part of the estate of William Baily Esq. situated in the city of Washington ... : surveyed by order of the Commissioners Nov. 4th 1794, George Fenwick /")
Plan of part of the city of Washington exhibiting the property of Jame...
Cadastral maps showing original landholdings with 1858 street system superimposed. Lingan map covers area bounded by W, 16th, H, 22nd, and Boundary streets N.W. Baily map covers area bounded by F, 14th, N, and ... More
![[Map showing conflicting grants at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, especially property in the names of Colonel John Harris, Jacob Myers, and James Barrens].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvbWFwLXNob3dpbmctY29uZmxpY3RpbmctZ3JhbnRzLWF0LXRoZS1qdW5jdGlvbi1vZi10aGUtb2hpby1hbmQtbWlzc2lzc2lwcGktNmIxMjUzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "[Map showing conflicting grants at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, especially property in the names of Colonel John Harris, Jacob Myers, and James Barrens].")
[Map showing conflicting grants at the junction of the Ohio and Missis...
Shows names of landowners. Title devised by cataloger. Pen-and-ink (some red), pencil, and watercolor, mounted on cloth. Signed In lower right corner: Wm Forsyth, engineering surveyor etc. 3rd day of July 1853.... More
![Plat of triangular reservation on Pennsylvania Avenue between 20th & 21st streets west : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvcGxhdC1vZi10cmlhbmd1bGFyLXJlc2VydmF0aW9uLW9uLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS1hdmVudWUtYmV0d2Vlbi0yMHRoLWFuZC0yMXN0LWIyYTJiOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Plat of triangular reservation on Pennsylvania Avenue between 20th & 21st streets west : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plat of triangular reservation on Pennsylvania Avenue between 20th & 2...
Covers triangular park bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue and I and 21 st streets N.W. "18th November 1854." Includes "Recapitulation" table. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of ... More
![Plat & dimensions of circle on Pennsylvania Avenue at intersection of Pa. Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, K Street north, 23d Street west : [Washington Circle, Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvcGxhdC1hbmQtZGltZW5zaW9ucy1vZi1jaXJjbGUtb24tcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLWF2ZW51ZS1hdC1pbnRlcnNlY3Rpb24tb2YtcGEtZDkxNGE0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "Plat & dimensions of circle on Pennsylvania Avenue at intersection of Pa. Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, K Street north, 23d Street west : [Washington Circle, Washington D.C.] /")
Plat & dimensions of circle on Pennsylvania Avenue at intersection of ...
"18th Nov'r 1854." Includes survey notes. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
Plat of proposed carriage road and other improvements south of the Pre...
"3d day of October 1854." Oriented with north to the bottom. Includes notes and computations. LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... More
![Plat of part of the estate of the late William East, deceased : in squares nos. 10, 11, 12, s. of 12, 62 & 63, with the wharfs fronting along said property : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvcGxhdC1vZi1wYXJ0LW9mLXRoZS1lc3RhdGUtb2YtdGhlLWxhdGUtd2lsbGlhbS1lYXN0LWRlY2Vhc2VkLWluLXNxdWFyZXMtbm9zLWYzMzNhZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Plat of part of the estate of the late William East, deceased : in squares nos. 10, 11, 12, s. of 12, 62 & 63, with the wharfs fronting along said property : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plat of part of the estate of the late William East, deceased : in squ...
Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers, lot boundaries, dimensions, and buildings. "4th August 1856, Washington D.C." Covers area bounded by 26th St. N.W., F St. N.W., and Potomac River. Oriented with nort... More
A map of tract of land called Portroyal, formerly the property of Jose...
Cadastral map showing boundaries of western subsection of Port Royal in relation to the city street system. Covers area bounded by Q, 1st, H, I, and 10th streets N.W. Shows block numbers and dimensions. At lowe... More
![True copy of plat as recorded in Gov. Shepherd, page 141 : [part of Pleasant Plains, Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvdHJ1ZS1jb3B5LW9mLXBsYXQtYXMtcmVjb3JkZWQtaW4tZ292LXNoZXBoZXJkLXBhZ2UtMTQxLXBhcnQtb2YtcGxlYXNhbnQtcGxhaW5zLTBhZDY2MS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/41/webp "True copy of plat as recorded in Gov. Shepherd, page 141 : [part of Pleasant Plains, Washington D.C.] /")
True copy of plat as recorded in Gov. Shepherd, page 141 : [part of Pl...
Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers, dimensions, and areas. Covers area bounded by Park Rd., Georgia Av., Otis Pl., and New Hampshire Av. N.W. Pen-and-ink and lead pencil. Mounted on cloth backing. Availab... More
![Union Ticket. Fourth, fourth, sixth ward. For Collector, James Haliday, for Register, William Morgan, for Surveyor, William Forsyth. [Washington, D. C., s. n., 1861]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvdW5pb24tdGlja2V0LWZvdXJ0aC1mb3VydGgtc2l4dGgtd2FyZC1mb3ItY29sbGVjdG9yLWphbWVzLWhhbGlkYXktZm9yLXJlZ2lzdGVyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/25/webp "Union Ticket. Fourth, fourth, sixth ward. For Collector, James Haliday, for Register, William Morgan, for Surveyor, William Forsyth. [Washington, D. C., s. n., 1861]")
Union Ticket. Fourth, fourth, sixth ward. For Collector, James Haliday...
District Columbia 1861.; Three Washington, D. C. election tickets for June 3, 1861 elections, printed on one sheet. Cf. Evening Star, June 3, 1861, p. 3.; 1. Elections--United States--1861.; 2. Elections--Washi... More
Subdivision of property in the county of Washington, D.C. /
Cadastral map of part of Columbia Heights N.W. showing some landowners' names. "March 1869." "Lots for sale by Kilbourn & Latta, real estate brokers ..." Includes text. LC copy missing small sections along edge... More
Plan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : establish...
Depths shown by contours. Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Office of t... More
Plan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : establish...
Depths shown by contours. Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows wards, block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Offi... More
Plan of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : establish...
Depths shown by contours. Also covers Rosslyn (Va.). Also shows block numbers, water and sewer lines, streetlights, major buildings, and streetcar lines. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Office of t... More
Map of Georgetown in the District of Columbia : prepared from surveys ...
Cadastral map. Includes 2 insets and D.C. officials' names. LC copy darkened, brittle, cracked, missing small sections, quartered, mounted on cloth backing, and signed in ink: Hugh T. Taggart. Available also th... More
Plan of proposed subdivision of part of Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Pl...
Cadastral map. "For sale by Thos. E. Waggaman, real estate broker ..." Includes text. LC copy fold-lined, faced with gauze, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil with date 1871. Available also throu... More
Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /
Scale ca. 1:1,750. "Nov. 1st 1881--recorded in liber, A. R. Shepherd, folio 137." Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. "Lots for sale by A. L. Barber and Co. ... Washington, D.C." LC copy fold-li... More
Map of the city of Washington showing the public reservations under co...
Reservations numbered in red. Includes statistical table. "48 2 Ch Eng." LC copy soiled, fold-lined, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
Map of survey of Whitney Close, divided into squares 1 to 11 inclusive...
Cadastral map. Includes notes. LC copy 1 fold-lined and missing small edge sections. Copy 2 halved and mounted on cloth backing. 2 copies DCP
![Plat of survey of Wm. M. Rapley's property fronting square west of sq. 471 : showing the docks and wharves described in lease and also the part occupied by Stephenson & Bro. : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvcGxhdC1vZi1zdXJ2ZXktb2Ytd20tbS1yYXBsZXlzLXByb3BlcnR5LWZyb250aW5nLXNxdWFyZS13ZXN0LW9mLXNxLTQ3MS1zaG93aW5nLTJlYWVlZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "Plat of survey of Wm. M. Rapley's property fronting square west of sq. 471 : showing the docks and wharves described in lease and also the part occupied by Stephenson & Bro. : [Washington D.C.] /")
Plat of survey of Wm. M. Rapley's property fronting square west of sq....
Cadastral survey map covering waterfront area between 7th and 8th streets S.W. "Dec. 29, 1887." LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More
Map of George Truesdell's addition to the city of Washington : being a...
Cadastral map. Has statement of certification by: W'm Forsyth, Surveyor Dist. of Columbia. Includes location map and ill. of houses. LC copy fold-lined, laminated, annotated in red ink and blue pencil, and moun... More
Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" /
Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices and in pencil on verso. LC copy imperfect: Upper left large section missing. Cadastral map. "For sale by A. P. Fardon, Real Estate Broker, 1326... More
Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commis...
Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in pencil to show lot prices. Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110; ... More
Thos. E. Waggaman and Jno. Ridout, trustees', addition to the city of ...
Cadastral map of Woodley Park. Also covers Washington Heights (shows buildings only). "Recorded ... June 15, 1888, Wm. Forsyth, Surveyor D.C." Includes notes. LC copy mounted on cloth backing and annotated in ... More
Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commis...
Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices. Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110;... More
Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the Commis...
Cadastral map. Includes notes and Commissioners' names. LC copy 1 mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies DCP
Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights"
Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices. Cadastral map. "For sale by A. P. Fardon, Real Estate Broker, 1326 F. Street." From the Breckinridge family papers. Includes text. Available a... More
![[Mr. William Forsyth, head-and-shoulders portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbXItd2lsbGlhbS1mb3JzeXRoLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Mr. William Forsyth, head-and-shoulders portrait]")
[Mr. William Forsyth, head-and-shoulders portrait]
Public domain photograph of portrait print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Henry Raeburn - Mr. William Forsyth, head-and-shoulders portrait
Title devised by cataloger; Caption on negative: Portrait of Mr. William Forsythe [sic] Date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting at Metropolitan Museum of Art. Detroit Publis... More
Plat of Columbia Heights : Honorable John Sherman, trustee /
Cadastral map. "Nov'r 1st 1881--Recorded in liber, A.R. Shepherd, folio 137." At head of text: Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 1881. "Lots for sale by A.L. Barber and Co. ... Washington D.C." Includes text at upper l... More
Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /
Cadastral map. "Nov'r 1st 1881--Recorded in liber, A.R. Shepherd, folio 137." At head of text: Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 1881. "Lots for sale by A.L. Barber and Co. ... Washington D.C." Includes text at upper l... More