Description: Up for sale is a great, large, antique map of a small set of blocks in N.W. DC. This map has property specific detail of the area between E Street and H Street and stretches from 19th Street to the President's House, right in the heart of Downtown. The War & Navy State Department on the map is now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Corcoran Art Gallery on this map in the lower left corner of Area 167 is where Blair House is today. The Corcoran Art Gallery is now located at the corner of E Street and 17th Street. You can no longer drive on Pennsylvania Avenue between 17th Street and 15th Street as they have been closed to traffic. The World Bank currently takes up the entire square of Area 141 on this map. This map measures approximately 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches, including the border area. Property specific detail. Map is in color. VERY RARE. This map is from the Real Estate Plat-Book of Washington, District of Columbia. Vol. 1. "Comprising the entire North-West Section from the Original Plats of Squares & Subdivisions and Additions upon record in the office of the Surveyor of the City of Washington". Constructed under the direction of and published in 1892 by Griffith M. Hopkins, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Maps this early and showing this much detail of Washington D.C. are VERY SCARCE. The map has fantastic coloring to it. Lots of color coding to represent various attributes (white/stone building, pink/brick building, yellow/frame building, if it looks like an envelope/a stable or shed, and black & white dotted/green house etc.. ). Map in generally good condition (not perfect but pretty nice condition). Some browning and small chips or creases at edges. Map is blank on the reverse side. There is a crease up the middle where it was originally bound. The map has some small tears and chips around the edges. A brown square stain can be found on the top right edge and the top left edge of the map, caused by the original binding. There are a few pencil marks left by a previous owner. There are some black smudges in the left hand border. There are some creases in the paper, but they do not affect the map, as well as some other stains here and there. Some other dings here and there. This map is a great piece of Washington, D.C. history! It will look very nice when framed. Please note that while I have included a picture of the Title Page of the Plat-Book this map was taken from, it is NOT included in the sale, as it is a reference piece to determine authenticity for the other maps. I would be happy to include a copy if requested. Please see my store for other great items. Inventory R-20
Price: 192 USD
Location: Rockville, Maryland
End Time: 2023-12-15T21:09:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7 USD
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Item Specifics
Condition: Used
Restocking Fee: No
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Type: Map
Original/Reproduction: Original
Condition: Acceptable
