A Correct Map of the City of Washington Capital of the United States of America Lat.38,53 N. Long. 0" 0'
Entry/Object ID
L.2004.9
Description
Engraved street map of Washington, D.C. showing major streets, numbered buildings, Potomac River and image of the President's House and the Capitol building at bottom corners; title of map in upper right corner, " A / Correct Map / of the City of Washington / Capital / of the / United States of America / Lat. 38, 53 N. Long. 0 0;" rectangular blocks denoting buildings are numbered; streets labeled from top "Boundary Street" to "Virgina" towards bottom; "New Hampshire" street on left to "Georgia" Street on right side; "President's House," "Mall," "Capitol," "Marine Hospital" to "Greenleaf Pt." are labeled throughout; "Georgetown" and its streets and blocks denoted on upper left; "Potomac River," "Tiber" and "Eastern Branch" rivers towards bottom area; lower left is engraving of domed buildings "West Front of the Capitol;" on right bottom is engraving of a columned mansion "North Front of the President's House;" on top left is "scale of Poles" 0-600, poles equal 0-6 Inches; on mid-left side "References / Presbyterian Church F St. square 225 / ... / Theatre C 349;" at bottom center "Entered According to Act of Congress on the 31th (sic) day of January 1820 by Peter Force of the District of Columbia;" mounted on linen.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
W. I. Stone
Attribution
Engraver
Manufacturer
Peter Force
Notes
Dates: January 31, 1820
Date made: January 31,1820
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
16-1/2 in
Width
22 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 22 in. (41.9 x 55.9 cm)
Material
Paper (laid), Linen, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper mounted on linen, has six vertical creased folds and two horizontal creased folds, paper is stained light brown, paper separating from linen support.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B