L'Enfant 5 (1818), Washington DC – Historic Map Reproduction
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Description
A window into the past: L'Enfant 5 (1818), Washington DC, preserved in this antique map. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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L'Enfant 5 (1818), Washington DC
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In 1818 Washington was still more plan than city. Pierre L'Enfant's grid of wide avenues, laid out in 1791, was only partly built, and open fields and grazing land lay between scattered houses. British troops had burned the Capitol and the President's House in August 1814, and both had been repaired and were back in use by this time. Federal government was the town's main employer, supporting clerks, boardinghouse keepers, and a large population of enslaved and free Black workers who built and maintained the capital. Residents complained of muddy streets and long distances between buildings, and the city remained small beside Philadelphia or New York.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Washington DC |
| Original scan | 9,613 × 7,617 px · prints to 32 × 25 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L'Enfant 5 (1818) |
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