Engraving, Plan of the City of Washington, Titled on Federal Shield With Eagle

J. Good, London, after James Thackera and John Vallance

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Good, J; after Thackera & Vallance. Plan of the City of Washington. Engraved folding map of Washington, D.C. based on the smaller Thackera and Vallance plan published the year before; this is the first to be titled on a federal shield surmounted by a spread eagle. Issued in the Literary Magazine, London, J. Good, 1 February 1793. [Baynton-Williams, Plans of Washington, Map Forum 12, Number 7, Verner 7].

Date: 1793

Measurement: Frame: 17.75" x 19.5"; view: 9.25" x 11.25"

Material: "Lepard" watermarked laid paper

Condition: Very good, trivial folds as issued. Not examined out of frame however it was consigned by a dependable longtime consignor who had it archivally framed. He states that margins are well outside platemark.

$3,950

SKU: 1121-60

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