Plan of the City Intended for the Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States (reproduction)

Location of collection:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)

Newman Library

Virginia Tech

P.O. Box 90001

560 Drillfield Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001

Contact for questions and access:

Email: specref@vt.edu

Phone: (540) 231-6308

Fax: (540) 231-3694

Web: spec.lib.vt.edu

Summary

Extent:

0.1 Cubic Feet 30 x 46 in.

Creator:

L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825

Abstract:

Map shows Pierre l'Enfant's plan for the city of Washington, D.C. It also contains notes from the US Coast and Geodetic Survey Office from 1887, which confirm the correctness of the map.

Language:

English .

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Maps (documents)

Places:

Washington (D.C.) -- Maps