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Plan of the City of Washington & Territory of Columbia by WH & D Lizars 1819 map

Plan of the City of Washington & Territory of Columbia by WH & D Lizars 1819 map

Product SKU: P-6-108662

Price £1,340.00

'Plan of the City of Washington and Territory of Columbia' by William Home & Daniel Lizars, Edinburgh (1819). Antique engraved city plan, 37.0 x 37.0cm, 14.5 x 14.5 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.
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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Plan of the City of Washington and Territory of Columbia'

A scarce plan of Washington, D.C., based on Andrew Ellicott’s very scarce ten-mile-square survey, which depicted the city’s full original boundaries. Engraved by William Home Lizars and his brother Daniel in Edinburgh, the map appeared in D. B. Warden's “A Statistical, Political and Historical Account of the United States.” Washington, D.C. was planned and laid out beginning in 1791, following the Residence Act of 1790, which designated the area as the national capital. Pierre Charles L’Enfant was originally commissioned to designed the city; his plan called for a grand, grid-like layout with broad avenues, public squares, and prominent government buildings. However, due to conflicts, he was dismissed and his assistant and surveyor Andrew Ellicott revised and completed the plan in 1792. Construction of major buildings, including the Capitol and White House, began shortly thereafter. By 1800, the government officially relocated to Washington, although much of the city remained under development. On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 - and only 5 years before the publication of this map - British forces invaded the city, burning key structures such as the White House and the Capitol. The city recovered, and development continued along the lines of L’Enfant’s original vision. This map includes vignettes of the Capitol in Richmond and the Capitol in Washington before its enlargement.

DATE PRINTED: 1819    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 37.0 x 37.0cm, 14.5 x 14.5 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Antique engraved city plan

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Neatly repaired tear. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

FOLDING: This is a folding print.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: William Home & Daniel Lizars, Edinburgh

PROVENANCE: "A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America; from the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day", by D. B. Warden, Late Consul for the United States at Paris. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and Hurst, Robinson, and Company, London

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