This map of Washington D.C. was created by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, in 1792. This splendid engraving was the first large official map of the national capital. It records the plan that was drawn by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, and modified by Andrew Ellicott and Thomas Jefferson. The strong geometry of the design and the clarity of the engraving combine to make this one of the most striking of American cartographic prints.