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Cartographer: William James
Title: : Map of Maj. Gen. Ross's route, with the British Column, from Benedict, on the Patuxent River, to the City of Washington, August 1814
Date: 1818 Size: 16 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: A map showing the British Army's capture of Washington D.C. during the War of 1812. British movements are marked with dotted lines. An inset shows the decisive Battle of Bladensburg.
Map Ref: USA7736

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Cartographer: Daniel & William Lizars
Title: : Plan of the City of Washington and Territory of Columbia
Date: c. 1820 Size: 14 x 14 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: Rare map of the 'Territory' of Columbia with a plan of Washington City at its heart. Insets of the Capitol at Washington DC and Richmond.
Map Ref: USA8620

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Cartographer: Carey & Lea
Title: : Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of the District of Columbia
Date: 1823 Size: 21 x 16 inches
Published: Philadelphia
Description: Important early map of the District of Columbia with statistical and historical text on the side panels. For example, the total population of DC in 1820 was 33,039. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: USA8957

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Cartographer: Joseph Meyer
Title: : Plan von Washington 1845
Date: 1845 Size: 15 x 12 inches
Published: Hildburghausen
Description: Washington D. C. street plan with description legend in German language, with inset of the layout of the Capitol. Coloured.
Map Ref: USA8721

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Cartographer: Samuel Augustus Mitchell
Title: : City of Washington
Date: c. 1847 Size: 15 x 12 inches
Published: Philadelphia
Description: City map with decorative borders and original colour.
Map Ref: USA7912

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Cartographer: Joseph Hutchins Colton
Title: : Georgetown and the City of Washington
Date: 1855 Size: 15 x 12 inches
Published: New York
Description: City plan of Washington, D.C. with illustrations of the Capitol, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Washington Monument. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: USA8993

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Cartographer: Johnson & Ward
Title: : Georgetown and the City of Washington
Date: 1865 Size: 15 x 12 inches
Published: Philadelphia
Description: Attractive plan of Washington, D. C. published a year after the American Civil War with vignettes of the Smithsonian Institute, the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: USA9446

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Cartographer: Rand, McNally & Co.
Title: : Washington
Date: 1895 Size: 20 x 27 inches
Published: Chicago
Description: Bright and detailed plan of Washington DC. Printed colour.
Map Ref: USA8712

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Cartographer: William Olsen
Title: : Washington - The Beautiful Capital of the Nation
Date: 1923 Size: 30 x 21 inches
Published: Washington, D.C.
Description: Spectacular bird's eye view of Washington DC with a list of the locations of key buildings and places of interest. (SL)
Map Ref: USA7965

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