Washington in Embryo

Title

Washington in Embryo

Subject

Washington D.C. at one the earliest times that it was surveyed

Description

The survey that produced this sketch was conducted under the direction of Dr. Joseph M. Toner. It is a sketch of Washington D.C. prior to any survey done by Major L'enfant. It depicts Washington D.C. at one of its earliest and wildest times. Before the encroachment of man and machine totally altered its ways..

Creator

joseph m. toner

Source

Proquest: congressional records

Publisher

joseph m. toner

Date

1874

Contributor

joseph m. toner

Format

MAP

Language

english

Type

Sketch map

Coverage

washingotn D.C. including both the anacostia and the potomac rivers

Original Format

document

Files

washingotninempryo.png
Date Added
May 7, 2014
Collection
The Tiber's Troubles Through Time
Item Type
Still Image
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Citation
joseph m. toner, “Washington in Embryo,” The eye of the Tiber: Visions into the past, accessed May 6, 2024, https://thedigitalpast.omeka.net/items/show/9.