Plan of the City of Washington, Federal District – Historic Map Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique map of Plan of the City of Washington, Federal District brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Plan of the City of Washington, Federal District
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Few maps of an American capital have shaped their city as thoroughly as this one. Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French-born engineer who had served in the Continental Army, drew the original design in 1791 at George Washington's request, laying a street grid under diagonal avenues that radiate from the sites of the Capitol and the President's House. After L'Enfant was dismissed from the project in early 1792, Andrew Ellicott prepared the engraved version that circulated that year. Worth noticing are the avenues named for the states and the open squares and reserved sites set aside for public buildings.
| Original scan | 2,537 × 1,823 px · prints to 8 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | L'Enfant-2 |
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