Map Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government : respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America Copy 1

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government : respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America

Names

  • Boschke, A.
  • Bien, Julius, 1826-1909.

Created / Published

  • [Washington] : A. Boschke, 1857

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Buildings--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Notes

  • -  Partial cadastral map showing lot lines, individual buildings, block numbers, wards, marshes, and woods.
  • -  Shows "Judicary [sic] Square"; "W. Twenty Seventh St." correctly shown.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1857, by A. Boschke ... District of Columbia.
  • -  Originally printed on 4 sheets.
  • -  Includes notes and ill. in borders.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  LC copies variously fold-lined, faced with gauze, stained, missing small sections, sectioned, and mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 1389
  • -  3 copies
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 131 x 126 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1857 .B61

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694030

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Boschke, A, and Julius Bien. Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government: respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America. [Washington: A. Boschke, 1857] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694030/.

APA citation style:

Boschke, A. & Bien, J. (1857) Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government: respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America. [Washington: A. Boschke] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694030/.

MLA citation style:

Boschke, A, and Julius Bien. Map of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government: respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America. [Washington: A. Boschke, 1857] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694030/>.