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Awesome 1887 Map of Washington

1880s

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This is a terrific old map of Washington from 1887.

Map of Washington, D.C., and environs : with marginal numbers and measuring tape attachment for instantly locating points of interest within a radius of twenty miles from the Capitol /

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Source: Library of Congress

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