A great pair of maps showing the original plans for the capital city. The first map is a reprint of the original plan of the Federal City as envisioned by Pierre Charles L’Enfant. The original currently rests in the Library of Congress. In May of 1887, the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey was charged with the task of copying the original manuscript and making available reproductions for use in land disputes and other legal aspects relating to the territory of the District of Columbia and other national survey matters. The plan remained in the custody of the agency until it was transferred to the LOC in 1918. Several variations of the plan were sold by the USC & GS from 1893 until 1991. There is an extensive note in the margin dated 1887 from the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey affirming the accuracy of this reproduction traced from the original "dilapidated" manuscript. It is in printed color (30 x 19"), by Norris Peters Co.

The second is a b&w facsimile (21.8 x 17") by the Norris Peters Co. depicting the original 1792 plan of Washington D. C. engraved by James Thackara and John Vallance. The original plate is identified as No. 3035 in the upper left corner. A fine pair of matching maps that appear to have been reissued circa 1900 based on printing method and paper.

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Condition: A

Both are folded as issued. The former is fine (A+). The latter has toning along one fold that also has a split at right closed on verso with archival tape (B+).