File:Vicinity of Washington DC by Griffith Hopkins, 1894.jpg

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The vicinity of Washington, D.C.
Description

- Partial cadastral map showing buildings and householders' names beyond city limits. - Relief shown by contours. - Also shows radial distances from White House. - "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1894, by G.M. Hopkins ..." - Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 95-98 - Includes note. - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

- LC copies darkened, assembled, resectioned to 6 sheets, hand col. to emphasize boundaries, and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 1 also rubber-stamped and annotated in red ink at lower right: No. 7 Dist. of Columbia. Some sheets of copy 2 not hand col.
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Source https://www.loc.gov/item/88693364/
Creator
Griffith Morgan Hopkins  (1833–1901)  wikidata:Q64021456
 
Alternative names
Griffith Morgan Hopkins, Jr.; Griffith M. Hopkins, Jr.; G. M. Hopkins, Jr.; Griffith M. Hopkins; G. M. Hopkins
Description American civil engineer, surveyor and publisher
Date of birth/death 20 September 1833 Edit this at Wikidata 23 September 1901 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Waterford Township Philadelphia
Work period 1859 Edit this at Wikidata–1900 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q64021456
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N: 39.1527725°N
W: 77.2733513°W E: 76.7280762°W
S: 38.7247429°N
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Place of publication Philadelphia
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Dimensions 1 map on 6 sheets : col. ; 135 x 150 cm., sheets 56 x 79 cm. or smaller.
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Image extraction processThis file has an extracted image: Vicinity of Washington DC by Griffith Hopkins, 1894 (Jackson City detail crop).jpg.
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