| Creator | L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 |
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| Contributor | United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings |
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| Date | [1791] |
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| Scale | Scale [ca. 1:15,840] |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | Library of Congress Geography and Map Division |
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| Collection (local) | Library of Congress Collection |
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| Subjects | - Washington (D.C.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
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| Places | - District of Columbia
- North and Central America
- United States
- Washington
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| Extent | 1 map : ms., col. ; 70 x 81 cm., on sheet 73 x 104 cm. |
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| Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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| Notes | - The earliest extant plan of Washington D.C., known as "The L'Enfant Plan."
- At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C.
- Dark and light inks, watercolors, and lead pencil annotations (some erased).
- Watermarks: GR, TB, [crown over fleur-de-lis in shield].
- Originally drawn on 2 sheets.
- Brittle, torn, faded, missing edge and interior sections, varnished, darkened, and housed between sheets of glass in wooden frame.
- Includes text, notes, and index of "References."
- At lower right: N.I.
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