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Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps: to accompany the annual report of the Engineer Department, D.C., for the year ending June 30, 1894

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps: to accompany the annual report of the Engineer Department, D.C., for the year ending June 30, 1894
Names
District of Columbia. Engineer Department (Issuing body)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Washington, D.C.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Engineer Department, D.C.
Edition: Correct to June 30, 1894
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-415
Topics
Street lighting -- Washington (D.C.)
Street lighting
Washington (D.C.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 69 x 69 cm, sheet 74 x 73 cm
Description
Shows electric, gas, and oil streetlights. Includes table of "Number of lamps in service July 1, 1894" and directory of "Width of streets and avenues." Also shows block numbers.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 87695626
RLIN/OCLC: 16982423
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21200141
Folder number: US051.3.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d76b0e00-f78d-0134-03d8-0ff8d15e6638
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b069db0-3751-0135-0708-178b29a6b26b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b069db0-3751-0135-0708-178b29a6b26b

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b069db0-3751-0135-0708-178b29a6b26b

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b069db0-3751-0135-0708-178b29a6b26b | title= (cartographic) Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps, (1894) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 16, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the city of Washington showing street lamps