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City of Washington (with an inset map of the Plan of the Principal Floor of the Capitol)
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We are privileged to offer this map of Washington DC (with an inset map of the Plan of the Principal Floor of the Capitol), issued as part of S. Augustus Mitchells New Universal Atlas of 1851. Mitchell, one of America’s premier mapmakers, published this atlas from 1846-1849. In 1850, Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. purchased the copyright for this atlas. He enlarged the atlas to include more maps and also added the new features of a chromolithographed title page and contents page. The lithographed maps issued by Cowperthwait and Co. are what we consider the finest maps produced in this era of mapmaking. One of the reasons that these maps by Cowperthwait are exceptionally difficult to find is because of their short period of publication from 1850-1854. The copyrights on some of these maps show Mitchell or Cowperthwait’s name. This beautiful, early map of the city of Washington includes a unique plan of the Capitol building. The map also references important buildings and landmarks and their location within in each ward. ‘
Condition: Very Good, light age toning
Map Maker: Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co.
Coloring: Lithography with Hand Color
Year: 1851
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