Old Map of Washington DC, 1855 by Colton - Georgetown, Capitol, Monument, President's White House, Smithsonian Size:28x40in (70x100cm) looking north from the south

looking north from the south side of the Thames - possibly over London Bridge

Calderdale (Halifax) and Kirkless (Huddersfield)

Oxfordshire

and in the top left Preston

Old Map of Washington DC, 1855 by Colton - Georgetown, Capitol, Monument, President's White House, Smithsonian Size:28x40in (70x100cm) looking north from the southThis map of Washington, D. C. was created and published in 1855 by J. H. Colton, one of the 19th century's top mapmaking firms. This is an extremely high quality city plan with a huge amount of detail. By the mid 1800s, most of D. C. had been laid out but many of the blocks hadn't yet been constructed. Some of the most important buildings and institutions of the United States of America are clearly visible on this map, such as the Capitol Building,