Well, this is just gorgeous (and relevant, as it has a little map of the nascent Metrorail system in the second image). Image 4: The last section provides historical details about the District and the surrounding region, including facts about the National Mall, a graph that charts the city’s population growth, and the March on Washington in 1963. These special sections point out landmarks such as Howard University, the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and Rock Creek Park. It also provides information on famous buildings such as the Willard Hotel, the Old Post Office, and the British Embassy. Image 3: The map gives an up-close look at different sections of the city and inner-ring suburbs, including: Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Southwest, Capitol Hill, and Old Town Alexandria. Image 2: This section of the map gives an overview of the District, as well as listing information about different Metrobus stops and the in-progress Metrorail (which opened in March 1976, just before the bicentennial). Please view a full, high-resolution version of the map. Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic Washington Dc Map stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. From its celebrated history and symbols of patriotism, to its many public and private attractions and buildings, the Washington, D.C. In 1792, the capital site was humid, swampy and fetid and would remain so for years, and its grand buildings rose in the midst of a sea of mud.A picture map of the Washington Metropolitan Region, created for the official bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution (1776-1976). This vision was ultimately realized, but few would have predicted it at the time. The intent was to convey the grandeur and permanence of the national government, which at the time was all of three years old, boasted a bureaucracy of perhaps 200 employees, and rested on a Constitution that was feared as much as it was venerated. This boldly engraved plan preserves L’Enfant’s vision of a grand capital on the European model, with broad avenues, large public squares and dramatic sightlines, all designed to make the most of the site’s topography and its splendid riverside setting. Ellicott, in turn, used L’Enfant’s design as the basis for his plan of the city. Area District, 68 square miles (176 square km). He was brilliant but difficult, so much so that George Washington eventually fired him in 1792 and engaged Andrew Ellicott to complete the project. The Washington metropolitan area covers nearly 4,000 square miles (10,360 square km) and encompasses 10 counties, 5 in Maryland ( Montgomery, Prince George’s, Frederick, Charles, and Calvert) and 5 in Virginia ( Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Stafford, and Prince William). Andrew Ellicott was engaged to conduct a topographical survey of the area, while Pierre L’Enfant was hired to develop a plan for the capital city itself. In January 1791, President Washington announced that the capital district would be a diamond-shaped tract, 10 miles per side, roughly centered on the confluence of the Potomac and Eastern Branch (Anacostia) Rivers. The location of the permanent capital was not confirmed until the Residence Act of 1790, which provided for a district not more than 10 miles square along the Potomac River, "at some place between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and the Connogocheague.” Passage of the Act was made possible by the Compromise of 1790, in which southern states agreed to back Alexander Hamilton’s plan for federal assumption of state debts in return for the latter’s support for locating the capital along the Potomac. The regional map shows the areas cities and towns, highways and roads, and a variety of points of interest. Prior to 1790 Congress met at a variety of places including Philadelphia, Lancaster and York, Pennsylvania Annapolis and Baltimore, Maryland Princeton and Trenton, New Jersey and New York City. Andrew Ellicott / James Thackara & John Vallance Sculpsit, PLAN of the City of WASHINGTON. The site of the permanent American capital remained unsettled for years after the United States gained its independence from Great Britain. Theres more to DC than the White House and Capital and the many monuments and museums. Ellicott's seminal Plan of Washington, the first official map of the City of Washington, then the future capital of the United States depicts the city soon after its location had been confirmed in 1790. By: Andrew Ellicott Date: 1792 (dated) Philadelphia Original Size: 27.5 x 22.5 inches This is a superb reproduction of the original First official map of Washington D.C., based on Andrew Ellicott's original drawings. ceded by the States of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the Seat of their Government after the Year. Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia.
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