Carte Géographique, Statistique et Historique du district de Colombie.

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Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. Fine engraved map of the 'District of Columbia' showing a plan of the city of Washington. One of the earliest obtainable maps of the District of Columbia, which was published in an atlas. The map shows the plan of Washington, D.C. with the Potomac River and the nearby city of Alexandria with the adjacenting borders to Maryland and Virginia. The map is surrounded by descriptive text on the District of Columbia, providing information on the climate, the rivers, cities and its history. A nice and decorative plan & map of Washington, D.C. French edition of the 1822 in Philadelphia published map by Carey & Lea. The actual map, which is surrounded by text, has the size of approx. 10 1/2 x 10 inches.