Plan of the City of Washington & Territory of Columbia by WH & D Lizars 1819 map
£1,340
SKU: P-6-108662
'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.
Size 37 x 37 cm | 14.5 x 14.5 inches
Date Published: 1819
Type: Antique engraved city plan
Author: Lizars, William Home and Daniel
Publication: A Statistical, Political & Historical Account of the United States
Condition: Good |
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