This Auction is for a
LARGE (see dimensions below) unframed
MODERN REPRINT
of an Antique Map as detailed below.
This map is reproduced on 35 lb heavyweight coated paper for sharper
print quality and colors that are vivid.
Approximate Image Size 16.5 X 22 inches
DescriptionFirst Official Plan of Washington D.C. 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 the Year. MDCCC.
The First Official Map of Washington D.C., Based Upon Andrew Ellicott's
Original Drawings.
Nice example of Andrew Ellicott's seminal Plan of Washington, the first
official map of the City of Washington, then the future capital of the United
States.
from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps