LIST OF MAPS OF WASHINGTON AND THE DISTRICT OW 
COLUMBIA, WITH NOTES THEREON , 
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BY MARCUS BAKER 
In gathering material for the foregoing notes on surveys and maps of 
Washington and the District of Columbia various maps have been exam- 
ined. Asno list of such maps is known to be in print, it is deemed worth 
while to print this list, which may serve as a useful beginning for the 
future bibliographer. The titles have been prepared by the compiler 
himself, unless otherwise indicated. The places where the maps were 
seen is also indicated for those which are not common. 
L. C. = Library of Congress. 
Gass 7“ ‘* Geological Survey. 
C. S. i ‘* Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
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1791. L’Enfant (Peter Charles). Plan of the city intended for the 
permanent seat of the Government of t{he] United States. Projected 
agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States in pursu- 
ance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, 
establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potomac. By Peter 
Charles L’ Enfant. 
Size, 30 x 45inches. Seale, 4 inches to one mile, or 1:15840. 
Colored photolithograph made by C. & G.S. in 1887 from original in “ Office of 
Commissioner of Publie Buildings, D. C.” 
This is No. 3035a of the C. S. catalogue of charts, 1893. 
1792. Ellicott (Andrew). Plan of the city of Washington, in the terri- 
tory of Columbia, ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the 
United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their 
government after the year MDCCC. Engraved by Thackara & Vallance, 
Philada., 1792. 
Size, 21 x 29 inches. Seale, 1009 poles to one inch, or 1:19800. 
Black. Engraved on copper. Original copper plate said to be in possession of 
the C.&G.S. 
This map is No. 3035 of C. & G. S. catalogue of charts, 1893, where its date is given 
as 1800. Copies seen, L. C. and C.S. 
[1732?] Ellicott (Andrew). Plan of the city of Washington, in the 
territory of Columbia, ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to 
the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of 
their government after MDCCC. 
Size, 17 x 20 inches. Scale, 100 poles to one inch, or 1:19800. 
Black. Engraved on copper. 
{In Maps of the District of Columbia and city of Washington and plats of the 
squares and lots of the city of Washington. Printed in pursuance of a resolution 
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