Good, J. Plan of the City of Washington. London, 1793.

Good, J. Plan of the City of Washington. London, 1793.

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J. Good Plan of the City of Washington London, 1793 10" x 11 1/2" One of the earliest obtainable large format plans of the City of Washington, based upon Ellicott's original manuscript plan of the City. Russell's map of Washington is the fourth earliest plan of the City of Washington, preceded only by the 2 official plans, published in 1792 and the first edition of John Reid's map. The first edition of Reid's map appeared in Winterbotham' s An Historical Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the United States, published in New York in 1795. Russell copied Reid's map in an edition of 1795 in London, with the engraver's name listed as John Russell. A second edition of Reid's map appeared in John Reid's American Atlas, published in New York in 1796. The plan shows Georgetown, the street layout for Washington proper, President's House, Capitol, large green, etc. Attractive compass rose and a decorative cartouche. A scarce and desirable early large format map of Washington. On

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