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Here for your enjoyment is an absorbing image of Plan of the city of Washington : seat of government of the United States / drawn from the original plan adopted and signed by J. Adams, president of the U.S., by W. Elliot. It was taken in 1835.
Washington (D.C.).
Shows block numbers, wards, existing and proposed government buildings, and radial distances from Capitol. Cover title: Washington City. "Entered according to Act of Congress on the 12 day of Nov. 1822 by S.A. Elliot of the District of Columbia." Accompanied by text: Washington in 1835, public buildings. 8 p. : tables ; 14 cm. Includes ill. of Capitol and indexed table of points of interest. Copy mounted on cloth backing. Scale [ca. 1:19,500].
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